Man from Clock Face charged with rape and child sex offences

A man from Clock Face has been charged with three counts of rape of a child under 16 and a further 11 child sex offences.

Christopher Evans, 62 years, of Clock Face Road, Clock Face has been charged with raping the same victim three times, between 2023 and 2024, following a report made on Thursday 30 January this year.

He has been further charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child, one of sexual communication with a child, two of inciting sexual activity with a child, two of possessing indecent images of children, two of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and one of attempting to arrange/facilitate the commission of a child sex offence.

He was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 4 February) where he was further remanded to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 4 March.

Detective Inspector Graeme Kehoe from the Force’s Protecting Vulnerable People Unit said: “The sexual abuse of children is one of the most heinous crimes we tackle as a police force, and we take all reports extremely seriously.

“It is an offence that can have devastating and long-lasting consequences for victims, and we have a dedicated Child & Criminal Sexual Exploitation Team whose sole focus is on protecting young people and bringing perpetrators to justice.

“We urge anyone who is a victim of any form of sexual abuse to please report this to police, and specially trained officers will listen to you and treat you with sensitivity and compassion throughout the entire legal process and beyond.

“We also work with a range of partner organisations who are there to further support victims.”

If you are a child or young person suffering sexual or physical abuse, the following organisations can also provide help and support:

NSPCC – call 0808 800 5000 or e-mail [email protected].
Childline – call 0800 1111

If you’ve been affected by sexual violence of any kind don’t be afraid to tell someone, find the courage to come forward and get the help you deserve.

You can report rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences anonymously here: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/how-to-report-rape-sexual-assault-other-sexual-offences/

There is a lot of support available from specialist officers within Merseyside Police and through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Victim Care Merseyside service delivered jointly by two registered charities.

In Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral, support is provided by Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (RASA) Merseyside who are available on 0151 558 1801 and, in St Helens and Knowsley, by the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) Cheshire and Merseyside who can be contacted on 01925 221 546 or 0330 363 0063.