Man who took his own life was facing string of of sex offence charges

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A man who took his own life had been charged with a string of sexual offences weeks earlier. Married father and joiner Simon Cooper's suicide was contributed to by 'failures' in his care by mental health services, a coroner has concluded Mr Cooper, 37, died after being found unresponsive at his home in Mossley, Tameside, on September 22 last year.

An inquest into his death last week heard that in August he had been charged with a 'serious offence'. The nature of the charge was not disclosed during the hearing at South Manchester Coroners' Court in Stockport.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now confirmed Mr Cooper had been charged with eight sexual offences. READ MORE: Stuck in her flat for months, she finally left...

and never went back He was due to appear in court charged with five counts of sexual activity with a child; two counts of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity; and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.