For the latest news from in and around Oldham sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here A man from Oldham has been charged with 'non-recent' sex offences against a child.
Christopher Pickup, 74, from Shaw, is accused of 26 counts of indecent assault on a boy. A GMP statement read: "Christopher Pickup from Underwood Way, Shaw has been charged with 26 offences of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14 years. "He is scheduled to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Thursday 6 May 2021. "In August 2019, police received a report of sexual offences against children at a school in Oldham in the 1970s and an investigation was launched." Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 9059 or 0161 856 8919 quoting
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