A serving Greater Manchester Police Detective will appear in court next year charged with rape
Fifty one year old James Andrew Darnton is a Temporary Detective Inspector within the Public Protection Governance Unit, will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 10 July 2023.
The charge relates to a report, received in October 2021, regarding an incident involving an adult female in 2009.
The officer has been suspended. Misconduct proceedings will recommence following criminal proceedings.