Ex-West Yorkshire Police officer due in court charged over sexual assault

It's over an incident dating back to 2009

Author: Matt SoanesPublished 30th Sep 2026

A former West Yorkshire Police officer is due in court next month charged over a sexual assault.

Ex-Detective Sergeant Melanie Baker, who served in the Kirklees District, will be before Leeds Magistrates' on October 7 to answer a charge of sexual assault by penetration.

It's alleged to have taken place against a woman in Wakefield in August 2009.

Baker was off duty at the time and has since left the force.

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