A man has been charged in relation to historic sexual offence allegations at the Walton Hop Disco in the 1960s and 70s.
From February: Fourth man arrested in Walton Hop Disco historic child sex offence investigation
Christopher Denning, 75, from London, is accused of six sexual offences against four boys under the age of 16.
Three other men were also arrested as part of the investigation. Surrey Police said today that one of the three men on bail, a man in his 70s from Walton, has died.
A 70-year-old man from Bayswater is due to answer bail on Thursday, October 13, and officers are still investigating an 86-year-old man from Walton.
Mr Denning will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, July 14. He was charged as part of Operation Ravine, the investigation into alleged child sex offences at the Walton disco, which is now the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse.
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