Man faces rape charges

A MELBOURNE man accused of a raping a woman and sexually assaulting others has been remanded in custody.

Kataha Siwee, 21, of Richmond, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday night and did not apply for bail.

Police charged Siwee after a man handed himself in on Saturday morning.

According to charge sheets released by the court, on April 14 Siwee allegedly raped a woman at Abbotsford.

He was remanded in custody to reappear in court via video link on Friday for a filing hearing on the 12 charges against him.