A MAN has been charged with raping a young girl in Wotton-under-Edge when he was a teenager.

The man, now aged in mid-20s, is charged with two counts of rape.

It alleged that he raped a girl aged 14 between December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010 in Wotton-under-Edge when he was aged between 13 and 14.

The second offence is alleged to have occurred against a girl aged 15 between July 1, 2011 and July 4, 2011 also in Wotton when the defendant was 15.