Former Cambs police officer accused of injuring man during arrest

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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A former Cambridgeshire Police officer is accused of injuring a man during an arrest and of making and sharing a threatening video involving a teenager, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). After an investigation directed by the IOPC, the former officer has been charged with a raft of criminal offences. The former officer, who cannot be named at this time for legal reasons, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 29.

They will face charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice, relating to an incident where they allegedly struck and injured a man during an arrest and actions following the event. They have also been charged with two counts of misconduct in public office. This relates to actions following the detention of a 17-year-old in custody, including allegedly making and sharing a threatening video, and a separate incident where they allegedly requested personal and sensitive material from a colleague.

This colleague is alleged to have gained the material from the phone of a member of the public without a policing purpose. A further two counts fall under the Data Protection Act, relating to allegedly sharing personal and sensitive material about two individuals to a member of the public. A serving Cambridgeshire officer, Joshua Williams, aged 37, is also due to appear in court on the same date charged with misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice.

These relate to the officer allegedly sharing personal and sensitive material obtained from the phone of a member of the public without a policing purpose and his actions following the incident. The alleged offending occurred between January 2020 and February 2023. The investigation began in October 2022 and was carried out by Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire 's professional standards department, under the direction of the IOPC.

In March 2024, the IOPC referred evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised the charges. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.

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