Former Cambridgeshire Police officer due in court charged with assault
A serving officer is also due to appear in court charged with misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice
A former Cambridgeshire Police officer is due to appear in court today accused of striking and injuring a man during an arrest.
The officer was charged with a series of offences following an investigation by watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC said it could not name the officer for legal reasons.
It said the officer had been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.
This relates to an incident where the former officer allegedly struck and injured a man during an arrest and his actions following the event.
The IOPC said the officer has also been charged with two counts of misconduct in public office.
These counts relate to the officer's actions following the detention of a 17-year-old in custody including allegedly making and sharing a threatening video, and a separate incident where the officer allegedly requested personal and sensitive material from a colleague who had obtained the material from the phone of a member of the public without a policing purpose.
The officer is also charged with two counts under the Data Protection Act relating to allegedly sharing personal and sensitive material about two individuals to a member of the public.
The IOPC said that a serving Cambridgeshire officer, Joshua Williams, is also due to appear in court charged with misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice.
These relate to the 37-year-old officer allegedly sharing personal and sensitive material obtained from the phone of a member of the public without a policing purpose and his actions following the incident.
The alleged offending occurred between January 2020 and February 2023.
The IOPC said its investigation began in October 2022 and was carried out by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire's professional standards department under its direction and control.
In March 2024, the IOPC decided to refer a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised charges.
Both defendants are scheduled to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court today.
Cambridgeshire Police declined to comment.