West Ham's Manuel da Costa has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in a nightclub.
Hammers defender set for court date
West Ham defender Manuel da Costa has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in a nightclub, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday.
Da Costa will appear at Redbridge Magistrates' Court on 25th January charged with sexual assault and common assault on a woman.
The 24-year-old, of Wards Wharf Approach, Newham, east London, was arrested in October and bailed by police pending further inquiries.
Scotland Yard said allegations had been made by a woman in her early 20s at an east London police station in the early hours of 17th October.
The alleged incident had happened shortly before.
