A man is in police custody after a hotel worker was allegedly sexually assaulted.

Officers investigating a sexual assault on a staff member at Highfield House Hotel in Southampton have charged Ethiopian national Melaku Gebresembet, 23.

The incident, which occurred on Friday (January 16), was reported on Monday morning (January 19). “Following that report, officers immediately attended the hotel to take statements and identify and arrest the alleged suspect,” police said.

Gebresembet, 23, of Highfield Lane, Southampton, has been charged with sexual assault. He has been remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court this morning (January 21).