Greater Manchester Police’s Professional Standards Branch has charged a serving officer with rape.
James Andrew Darnton (aged 51), who is a Temporary Detective Inspector within the Public Protection Governance Unit, will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday, July 10, 2023.
The charge relates to a report, received in October, 2021, regarding an incident involving an adult female in 2009.
The officer has been suspended.
Misconduct proceedings will recommence following criminal proceedings.
