Man faces Stepney rape charge

A MAN has appeared before magistrates charged with rape following an incident at a disused pub in Stepney. Marinael Pletea, 32, of Cable Street, Shadwell, appeared at Thames magistrates today charged with raping a woman at the disused Kings Arms at

A MAN has appeared before magistrates charged with rape following an incident at a disused pub in Stepney.

Marinael Pletea, 32, of Cable Street, Shadwell, appeared at Thames magistrates today charged with raping a woman at the disused Kings Arms at Stepney Causeway on Monday afternoon.