Wolverhampton man charged with grooming offences

We've charged a Wolverhampton man with a number of sexual offences in relation to grooming a child online.

Joseph Wall, aged 44, has been charged with five offences connected to grooming of a boy under 16 years of age. The offences are alleged to have taken place between December 3 last year and 8 January this year. He has also been charged with breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

He was remanded into custody to appear at Walsall Magistrates Court today (Fri) for a first hearing. The arrest was made by a team of officers from the West Midlands Police Major Crime Unit supported by colleagues from the Regional Organised Crime Unit.