A police sergeant has been charged with sexual assault at one of the Met’s police premises in Hackney.
David Morton, 54, of the Met’s detention command, which delivers custody services, was charged on July 3 with sexual assault on a female member of police staff.
The Met has not revealed where the incident, which allegedly took place on October 15 last year, is said to have happened.
Ps Morton has been placed on restricted duties and bailed to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on September 28.
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