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| A 49-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. | A 49-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. |
| Alan Grant, 49, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, allegedly kidnapped the teenager from a street in Wrexham, north Wales, on Friday afternoon. | Alan Grant, 49, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, allegedly kidnapped the teenager from a street in Wrexham, north Wales, on Friday afternoon. |
| He will appear before Wrexham Magistrates Court charged with kidnap, two serious sex offences and assault. | He will appear before Wrexham Magistrates Court charged with kidnap, two serious sex offences and assault. |
| Mr Grant, also known as Alan Weston, was arrested at 1900 BST on Monday in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire. | Mr Grant, also known as Alan Weston, was arrested at 1900 BST on Monday in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire. |
| The teenage girl was allegedly bundled into a van near Summerhill Road in the Hightown area of Wrexham at 1620 BST on Friday. | |
| She was found 70 miles away in Bangor, 15 hours later on Saturday morning. | She was found 70 miles away in Bangor, 15 hours later on Saturday morning. |
| The van was found on Sunday, also in the Bangor area. | The van was found on Sunday, also in the Bangor area. |
| 'Rollercoaster of emotions' | 'Rollercoaster of emotions' |
| The incident sparked a police search involving seven forces and stretching over north Wales and part of the north of England. | The incident sparked a police search involving seven forces and stretching over north Wales and part of the north of England. |
| The teenager's parents, who cannot be named, released a statement in which they said they had experienced a "rollercoaster of emotions". | The teenager's parents, who cannot be named, released a statement in which they said they had experienced a "rollercoaster of emotions". |
| They said: "Our daughter is at home with us and although still deeply shocked and traumatised by what has happened, she is being supported by us and we have the support of family liaison officers together with other support agencies." | They said: "Our daughter is at home with us and although still deeply shocked and traumatised by what has happened, she is being supported by us and we have the support of family liaison officers together with other support agencies." |
| Two other people - a man and a woman - have been charged in connection with the kidnap. | Two other people - a man and a woman - have been charged in connection with the kidnap. |
| Mark Bowers, 32, was arrested in Lancashire on Saturday morning and later charged with perverting the course of justice. | Mark Bowers, 32, was arrested in Lancashire on Saturday morning and later charged with perverting the course of justice. |
| Tracy Bishop, 35, from Stockport, has been charged with assisting an offender. | Tracy Bishop, 35, from Stockport, has been charged with assisting an offender. |