Council chiefs have been accused of hushing up a rape charge against the inhabitant of an asylum hotel in order to avoid inflaming 'community tension'.
The man was reportedly charged with rape and voyeurism following an attack on a woman on June 11, The Sun reported.
He is believed to have been living at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, which has functioned as an asylum hotel.
However, the man appeared in front of Portsmouth magistrates' on June 16 and he was remanded in custody - so he is no longer living in the hotel.
But there are now allegations that members of Portsmouth City Council sought to keep the nature of charged man's accommodation secret in order to avoid community unrest.
