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Bill Bowkett

Serving Metropolitan Police officer charged with multiple sexual assault offences spanning five years

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with multiple sexual assault offences spanning five years.

PC Joseph Reece will appear at court next week charged with six counts of sexual assault.

He is also accused of one count of voyeurism, Scotland Yard confirmed on Friday.

Reece, who was charged on April 1, is linked to the force’s Roads and Transport Policing Command.

He was arrested on May 25, 2023 on suspicion of sexual assault by touching.

Reece will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 28 (PA)

These allegations relate to two female victims over the age of 18, and are alleged to have happened between 2018 and 2022 while he was off-duty.

He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of voyeurism in 2023.

Reece, who remains suspended from duty, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The Met says its Directorate of Professional Standards — a unit responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct, corruption and abuse of power within the force — has been informed.

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