Melbourne man charged over serious sex assault

A man has been charged with the rape and false imprisonment of a woman at a vacant Melbourne property.

Detectives charged Henry Jiang, 32, of Maidstone, with false imprisonment, five counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and theft.

Police allege the assault of the 35-year-old woman occurred at a vacant property in Doncaster East about 3am on April 2.

Jiang appeared in an out-of-sessions court hearing on Saturday night and was remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday.