York man appears in court following racecourse attack and indecent exposure

Issued by North Yorkshire Police

Further to our appeal for witnesses following an attack on a woman and reports of a man exposing himself to people near Millennium Bridge in York.

The 23-year-old man who was arrested on Monday afternoon has been charged with robbery and indecent exposure.

He appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 9 July where he was remanded in custody to appear at York Crown Court on 22 July 2013.

His name is Simon Andrew Fletcher aged 23 from York.