cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4682337

New Delhi: The police officer, who is based at the Met’s West Regional Base Command Unit has been charged with sexual assault allegations. On September 7, the Westminster Magistrates Court heard an ordeal where the Met cop was accused of raping a woman at knifepoint.

The victim informed the court that the accused approached her and bundled her up in the car and raped her. She said the accused came with a blade and asked her to her arms behind, after which, he sexually assaulted the woman.

The police official was charged with six counts of rape, one of threatening to kill and one count of violating a non-molestation order. As per the media reports, some of the rape allegations are said to date back to 2020, reported The Sun.