A Greater Manchester Police officer has denied sexually assaulting a 'vulnerable' woman after a night out in the city centre.
Daniel Lasley, 34, cried as he denied groping the 'unconscious' woman. He had been out drinking with colleagues at the Slug and Lettuce, the Windmill and the Oast House before meeting the woman near the end of the night.
They had been drinking beer, tequila and shots. READ MORE : Man injured following shooting in Salford She had fallen over near a taxi rank and they later began to talk and kiss, Lancs Live reports.
Mr Lasley, from Stockport, is accused of sexually assaulting her after they got into a taxi. Manchester's courts are some of the busiest in the country with a vast array of cases heard every week.
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