PC accused of rape and sexual assault

A Sussex Police officer has been charged with sexual offences against two girls more than eight years ago.

PC Samuel Davis, 21, is accused of raping one girl, aged between 13 and 15, and the sexual assault by touching of a child between September 2017 and August 2019, when Davis was also a teenager, Sussex Police said.

He is due to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Davis, based in Brighton and Hove, has been suspended from duty, a police spokesperson said.

A Professional Standards investigation will take place following the outcome of criminal proceedings, the force added.

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