Cambridgeshire police officer accused of assaulting woman he met on dating app

A Cambridgeshire police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an online dating app.
By Sam Russell, PA
Published 15th Feb 2022, 08:40 BST
A police officer has been charged.A police officer has been charged.
A police officer has been charged.

The alleged incident is said to have happened while Pc Benjamin Mace, of Cambridgeshire Police, was off-duty.

The 38-year-old is due to appear before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with sexual assault.

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it began an investigation in May 2020 following a referral from Cambridgeshire Police.

It concluded the investigation in January 2021 and submitted a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider charges.

The CPS decided to charge Mace in January 2022, the IOPC said.