The former darts world champion Ted Hankey has been charged with sexual assault, Cheshire Police have said.
Hankey, 54, is accused of assaulting a woman in Septemer 2021, and will appear at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 6 April.
A police spokesman said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Cheshire Constabulary to charge Edward Hankey with the sexual assault of a woman.
“The CPS made the decision to charge the 54-year-old after reviewing a file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary.”
Hankey, nicknamed The Count, twice won the World Professional Darts championship, first in 2000 and again in 2009.
