A Greater Manchester Police officer has been charged with raping a woman 13 years ago.
James Andrew Darnton, 51, a temporary detective inspector in the Public Protection Governance Unit, is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 10 July next year, the force says.
It added that the charge follows a report received in October of an incident in 2009 involving a woman.
The officer has been suspended, and misconduct proceedings will be restarted after the criminal proceedings.
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