Two men have been charged as part of an investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation involving teenage girls.
Osmon Koroma, 30, from Norton Road, Hove was charged with eight offences against six girls aged between 13 and 15, between 2011 and 2014.
Max N'Gasa, 24, of Cranmer Avenue, Hove has been charged with 16 offences between 2010 and 2012 against girls aged between 13 and 16.
They are due to appear at Crawley Magistrates court on Tuesday.
Mr Koroma is facing two charges of rape, five of sexual assault and one of sexual activity with a child.
Mr N'Gasa has been charged with two offences of rape, five sexual assaults, one attempted sexual assault and eight offences of sexual activity with a child.
A Sussex Police spokesman said the charges related to allegations that teenage girls in the Littlehampton area were sexually exploited between 2010 and 2014.