A MAN is due to appear in court accused of raping another man near a supermarket.
The alleged victim, a man in his 20s, is said to have been raped by a man in an area off Walpole Road in Gosport.
The alleged incident took place between Morrisons and the junction with Spring Garden Lane.
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An investigation was launched and 25-year-old Cihat Mert was later arrested and subsequently charged with rape.
Mert, of Forton Road, Gosport, has been remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court later today (July 21).
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