Just before 5pm on Saturday, June 4, officers on patrol in the area were stopped by a group who reported that a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted.
A man was arrested later that evening, and the 20-year-old has been charged with sexual assault, indecent exposure and possession of a knife.
Michael Pick, of Holland Road in Old Whittington, appeared at South Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Monday, June 6 and was remanded into custody.
He is next due to appear at Derby Crown Court in July.