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The force said a Metropolitan Police officer had been charged with rape.
Scotland Yard said NBC Robert Edwards, who is attached to the Core Command Unit Southwest, was arrested on suspicion of rape on Sept. 5, after which he was released on bail and suspended from duty.
On Friday, he was charged with two counts of rape. He is due to appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court.
The organization said in a statement that the charges relate to two women in their 20s and 30s. The crimes allegedly took place in Lambeth on 26 August and in Surrey on 5 September, while the officer was off duty.
Commander John Saville, responsible for the Met’s Professional Command, said: “This news is deeply troubling and I am aware of the concern it will cause for the public and other police officers. We took immediate action to suspend PC Edwards when he was first arrested in September.”
“The legal process is now active and it is important that I am not suspended while this process is taking place.”
The Met’s Professional Standards Directorate and the Independent Office of Police Conduct have been informed.
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