West Yorkshire Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman while off-duty

A West Yorkshire police officer is due to appear in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman in December 2021.

PC Lee Parker has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of outraging public decency.

The 40-year-old officer, who is based at Operational Support, is due before magistrates in Manchester on Thursday 19 January following the incident which took place while he was off-duty.

PC Parker was suspended from the force at the start of the investigation into the allegations.

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