A 77-year-old Norfolk man has been charged with serious sexual offences involving a child.

Kenneth Wells formerly of Bracken Dale, Leicester, has been charged with indecent assault and serious sexual assault against a boy under the age of 16.

The offences, in the main, are alleged to have taken place in the mid-1970s at various locations in Norfolk and one offence outside of the county.

Wells was charged on Thursday, July 3 and will appear at Norwich Magistrate's Court on Friday, July 18 July.