Former West Yorkshire Police officer charged with sexual assault in Wakefield

A former West Yorkshire Police officer is to appear in court charged with sexual assault

Detective Sergeant Melanie Baker from Kirklees District will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, October 7 charged with an offence of sexual assault by penetration.

The offence is alleged to have taken place against a woman in Wakefield on August 6, 2009.

The officer was off duty at the time of the incident and has since retired from the force.

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