Stephen Beadman, 28, has been charged with the murder of
15-year-old schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood, Leicestershire Police have
said.
He has also been charged with one count of rape.
A second man, Luke Harlow, 27, has been charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child.
Both men have been remanded in custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Kayleigh's body was found in a field
in Ibstock around 10pm on Wednesday.
At the time, Chief Superintendent David Sandall said: "We have discovered a body in a field. While formal identification has yet to take place, Kayleigh's family are aware of the discovery and enquiries are continuing."
A friend of Kayleigh's told the Daily Mail she had arranged to meet a man who had been messaging her on Facebook.
As the investigation turned into a murder probe, Kayleigh's Facebook account was being examined by officers investigating her disappearance and police widened a large-scale search to an area of agricultural land in Belton, around 10 miles away from the teenager's home.
A mobile phone belonging to Kayleigh was recovered in Ibstock and undisclosed items of clothing thought to be linked to her were found in both Ibstock and Diseworth.
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