A police officer has been charged with three counts of rape while on duty.
Hertfordshire police sergeant David Stansbury, 42, is due before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on April 19 accused of raping a woman aged 16 years or over.
The charges relate to alleged incidents in Plymouth in 2009 while he was on duty working for Devon and Cornwall Police.
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The force said the allegations have been under investigation since being reported to them in September 2020.
Mr Stansbury, who was an officer in Devon and Cornwall between 2009 and 2011, now serves with Hertfordshire police and has been suspended from duty since October 2021, Hertfordshire Constabulary confirmed.
A police spokesperson said: "If you have any information you feel may assist this investigation, please contact Crimestoppers anonymously by calling freephone 0800 555 111."
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