A serving Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 15 November.
Police Constable Jack Rickard, aged 35 and from Exeter, is charged with one count of sexual assault on a woman.
The charge relates to an incident reported to have taken place in Exeter in November 2022; PC Rickard was not on duty at the time.
PC Rickard was initially arrested and bailed in November 2022 while enquiries were ongoing.
He has remained suspended from duty since his initial arrest.
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