A MAN has been accused of raping a woman in a restaurant car park.
A 38-year-old woman was attacked in an alleyway behind Frankie and Bennys in New Road, Chingford, between 4am and 5am on March 10.
Donovan Smith, 42, of Hungerdown, Chingford, has been charged with four counts of rape.
He has also been charged with the following offences related to different incidents; attempted kidnap in King's Road, Chingford, on May 2; robbery in Sky Peals Road, Woodford Green on May 8 and three robberies on May 9 in Northcote Road, Walthamstow, Winchester Road, in Highams Park and the Ridgeway in Chingford.
He has been remanded in custody to appear for trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court on November 2.
No arrests have been made in connection with a rape in Brunswick Street, Walthamstow, on February 18.
A woman, in her early 20s, reported that she was dragged into a white van and raped by two men between 5pm and 6pm.
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