A MAN has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Blackpool on November 2.

Paul Broad, 47, of Devonshire Court, Blackpool, has been charged with rape and assault and is appearing before Blackpool magistrates this morning (Fri Nov 16).

A 19-year-old woman was assaulted at knifepoint in an alley near East Topping Street car park on November 2 at around 2.45am as she walked home after a night out at Heaven and Hell nightclub.