A Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court this week to face a charge of rape.
Sergeant James Rawlinson, aged 36, has been postal requisitioned in connection with one charge of rape of a woman aged 16 years or over.
It relates to a reported incident in Exeter in August 2018 while the officer was off duty.
He is due to appear before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 23 June.
Sgt Rawlinson, who is based in Exeter, is currently suspended from duty.
High fire risk on Dartmoor
Due to the continued warm weather, Dartmoor is incredibly dry right now and that means the risk of wildfire is high.
Police forces to join together to remove Ninja swords from the streets
Ninja style swords will be illegal to own from 1 August 2025, so it will be an offence to possess a Ninja sword unless a specific legal defence applies.
NHS in the South West supporting national strategy to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
The NHS in the South West is working to increase uptake in the HPV vaccine and cervical screening in line with the national cervical cancer elimination strategy for England.
From toy cars to traffic cones: The unflushables causing mayhem in the sewers
South West Water is urging customers to think twice before they flush or drop things down a drain, after engineers pulled a bizarre collection of items from the region’s sewer pipes, including a toy car, armband, football, and even a traffic cone.
Heavy rain shower
High: 22°C | Low: 14°C
Heavy rain shower
High: 23°C | Low: 14°C
Heavy rain shower
High: 21°C | Low: 14°C
Heavy rain shower
High: 21°C | Low: 14°C
Heavy rain shower
High: 22°C | Low: 14°C
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