Leyland man charged with three further counts of sexual assault after one incident in Blackpool

Police received a report of a sexual assault on Montpelier Avenue at around 4am on Monday, January 12.

It was reported that a woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted.

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A 42-year-old man from Leyland was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Steven Cafferky, 42, of Fernleigh, Leyland, was charged with one count of sexual assault.

Following that post a number of other women came forward and after some further enquiries Cafferky has now been charged with three further counts of sexual assault.

The alleged assaults were committed against three women, one in her 20s and two in their 30s, between July 2025 and January 2026.

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He is due to appear in court at a later date.