Man charged with sexual activity with a child named by Police

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Thursday 30th January 2025, at 12:10hrs

He has been remanded into custody to appear before Magistrates Court today

Detectives investigating a reported child sex offence have charged a man from Islington.

On Tuesday 28 January it was reported that a man had engaged in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Esmail Berhat, 20 years, of Trinity Walk in Islington has been charged with engaging in sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15.

Berhat was remanded in police custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today, Thursday 30 January.

Detective Inspector Rachael Ostick of the Child & Criminal Sexual Exploitation Team said: “We urge anyone who is a victim of any form sexual abuse to please report this to police, as we have specially trained officers who will treat you with sensitivity and compassion.

“We take all such reports extremely seriously, and in addition, work with partner organisations such as Victim care Support Service and RASA who are there to support victims of this crime.”

If you are a child or young person suffering sexual or physical abuse, the following organisations can also provide help and support:

NSPCC – call 0808 800 5000 or e-mail help@nspcc.org.uk.
Childline – call 0800 1111

If you’ve been affected by sexual violence of any kind don’t be afraid to tell someone, find the courage to come forward and get the help you deserve.

You can report rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences anonymously here: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/rsa/alpha-v1/advice/rape-sexual-assault-and-other-sexual-offences/how-to-report-rape-sexual-assault-other-sexual-offences/
There is a lot of support available from specialist officers within Merseyside Police and through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Victim Care Merseyside service delivered jointly by two registered charities.

In Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral, support is provided by Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (RASA) Merseyside who are available on 0151 558 1801 and, in St Helens and Knowsley, by the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) Cheshire and Merseyside who can be contacted on 01925 221 546 or 0330 363 0063.