Nile Ranger: Ex-Newcastle United footballer on rape charge Published duration 8 July 2013

image caption Nile Ranger left Newcastle United in March

Former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been charged with rape.

The 22-year-old will appear in court on 21 August in connection with an alleged incident at a hotel in the Jesmond area of the city in January.

Mr Ranger, of Bailey Close, Haringey, London, left the club by mutual consent in March.

The player, a former England under-19 international, who has had spells on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley, is currently on bail.