A MAN will face court next month after being charged with a sexual offence against a teenage girl, police have confirmed.

Christopher Francis Worthington was charged yesterday with engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 an offence under Section 9 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

The charge relates to an alleged incident in Sutton Manor in St Helens last June.

The 45-year-old, from Evelyn Street in Great Sankey, is due to appear before Liverpool City Magistrates Court in Dale Street, Liverpool on Tuesday, March 18.