Borough 60-year-old pleads guilty to sexual assault and false imprisonment charges

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A Wigan borough man is awaiting his fate after admitting to a sex attack and false imprisonment charges.

Robert Shepherd, 60, of Fell Street in Leigh, appeared in the dock before a Bolton Crown Court judge to plead guilty to sexually assaulting a female and detaining her against her will on September 26 this year.

He was remanded in custody pending sentence on December 1.