A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has admitted sexually assaulting a young girl while on duty. PC Dean Dempster, who served with GMP in the Oldham division, today (Wednesday, February 28) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child under 13 last year.
The particulars of the offence state it involved 'intentionally touching a six-year-old girl and the touching was sexual.' The 34-year-old, of Langford Road, West Didsbury, is a former Army reservist who joined the force in 2021 after serving as a special constable and ambulance service paramedic.
He was arrested on New Year's Eve. Join our FREE Manchester Crime and Court WhatsApp group by clicking here Dempster, who appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video link from HMP Forest Bank, pleaded not guilty to misconduct in a public office involving the sexual assault on the child.
At the request of Vanessa Thomson, prosecuting, who explained that “the behaviour is encapsulated in count one,” Judge Stuart Driver KC ordered the misconduct offence to lie on the file.
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