{"id":5536,"date":"2026-06-15T10:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/west-yorkshire-police-officer-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-to-appear-in-court\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:29:36","slug":"west-yorkshire-police-officer-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-to-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/west-yorkshire-police-officer-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-to-appear-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"West Yorkshire Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault to appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1a5e55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The suspended detective constable will appear before York Magistrates&#8217; Court following an investigation carried out by North Yorkshire Police<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37297007\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The detective will appear at York Magistrates' Court\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37297007.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_PHP_NYL_150221_court_001.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37297007.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_PHP_NYL_150221_court_001.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37297007.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_PHP_NYL_150221_court_001.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37297007.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_PHP_NYL_150221_court_001.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The detective will appear at York Magistrates' Court\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The detective will appear at York Magistrates&#8217; Court<cite aria-label=\"Image: Yorkshire Live\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Yorkshire Live)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A police officer has been accused of rape and sexual assault as he is due to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Yorkshire Police Detective Constable Dan Livesley, 48, is charged with rape and three counts of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The officer, based at Bradford District, will appear before York Magistrates&#8217; Court on Tuesday, June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The charges are related to offences which have reportedly taken place while the officer was off duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An investigation has been carried out by North Yorkshire Police and Livesley is currently suspended from duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">This is<\/strong> <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">a Breaking News story. 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