Bristol Muslim leader Farooq Siddique charged with rape Published duration 17 July 2015

image caption Farooq Siddique is a former government adviser

A prominent Muslim leader has been charged with three counts of rape.

Farooq Siddique, 46, formerly of the Bristol Muslim Society and an ex-government adviser, is also accused of making a threat to kill.

Avon and Somerset Police said Mr Siddique, of Moorhill Street, Easton, remained on bail and was due before the city's magistrates on 28 July.

Police said he was also charged two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, as reported in the Bristol Post

A police spokesman said the charges related to a period between 2009 and 2014.