A 46-year-old man is to appear in court charged with raping a woman in...

Published: 4:12 pm November 8, 2021
Updated: 6:29 am October 8, 2025
Folkestone rape suspect found with a gun has been charged and remanded in custody – UKNIP

 

 

A 46-year-old man is to appear in court charged with raping a woman in Folkestone.

 

Kent Police was called to a report of a rape at a property in Tontine Street at around 3pm on Friday 5 November 2021. Officers attended and recovered an imitation pistol following a search of a nearby car.

 

Richard Scaife, of Camden Crescent, in Dover, was charged by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate with two counts of rape and possession of a firearm while committing an offence.

 

He appeared at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday 8 November 2021 where he was remanded in custody. The case will next be heard at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 6 December. 

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