Man named and charged with trying to meet a child in Southsea and incite them into sexual act

A man has been charged after trying to meet a child in Southsea and inciting them into committing a sexual act.

Sabah Abdullah, 42, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (April 11) after being charged with the sexual offences. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they received a report at 6.54pm on April 9 regarding a male communicating with and “arranging to meet a person he believed to be a child in Southsea”.

The force added: “Sabah Abdullah, aged 42, and of Telephone Road in Southsea, has now been charged with being an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to arrange/inciting a child to commit a sexual act.

“Abdullah, who is an Iraqi national, has been remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, April 11.”