Ex-police watchdog chief Michael Lockwood charged with raping girl under 16 and indecent assault

Michael Lockwood, the former director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), has been charged with nine sexual offences allegedly committed during the 1980s, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

He faces six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape against the girl, the CPS added.

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