Overview
- Sultani Bakatash, 28, has been charged with two counts of rape of a girl under 16, one count of sexual assault, and one count of assault by penetration.
- Greater Manchester Police arrested Bakatash after a report of rape at a flat in the Middle Hulton area in the early hours of Sunday.
- Bakatash has been remanded in custody and is due before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court this morning.
- Officers report that both 14-year-old girls are receiving support from specialist teams as inquiries continue.
- Police asked anyone with information to contact GMP quoting incident 3573 of 06/12/2025 or to reach Crimestoppers anonymously, and urged the public not to speculate.