A METROPOLITAN POLICE officer has been charged with attempted rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of intentional strangulation, Scotland Yard said on Friday (16).
PC Harman Singh, who is attached to the Met’s North Area command unit, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday (19).
The charges relate to alleged offences against a woman in her 20s in January this year, the force said.
“The allegations were reported that month, and Singh was arrested on Saturday, January 10, on suspicion of one count of attempted rape and two counts of sexual assault against a woman. Singh was bailed pending further enquiries,” the Met said in a statement.
Singh was suspended from duty following his arrest.
“Following a Met investigation, the case was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised the charges on Friday, September 4,” the force said.
The woman is being supported by specially trained officers. Singh has not yet entered a plea.
(PTI)
