GMP officer CLEARED of raping student while on duty

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A police officer accused of raping a young student while on duty has been cleared. The officer has been suspended for two and half years since the allegations were first made.

Greater Manchester Police officer James Andrew Darnton, known as Andy, had been on trial since Monday denying a charge of rape.

But the jury at Liverpool Crown Court today (Thursday) found him not guilty on the judge’s directions after the prosecution decided to offer no further evidence following the completion of the complainant’s evidence. READ MORE: Dramatic pictures show wall falling away after car smashes into house - latest updates Darnton, aged 53 and born on October 24, 1970, was discharged from the dock.

He was working as a Temporary Detective Inspector within the Public Protection Governance Unit of GMP at the time the allegation was reported in October 2021, and has been suspended from duty since.