A 47-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted within the Poundland store at The Centre, Livingston, on Saturday, April 27.

Police Scotland revealed that the man will appear at Livingston Sheriff Court next Tuesday in connection with the assault.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A man has been arrested and charged after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Livingston. “The incident took place within the Poundland store at The Centre on Saturday, April 27. “The 47-year-old is scheduled to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Tuesday, May 21.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.