Police officer to appear in court charged with assault
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Thomas Hawkins, 43, will appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday 12 December charged with assault.
The assault is alleged to have occurred on a woman known to him on 11 May 2022.
Hawkins, a Sussex Police Detective Constable, is suspended from duty. The alleged offence happened off duty.
The matter was referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct who directed that a local investigation by the Professional Standards Department should be conducted.