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Met officer charged with sexual offences

A Met Police officer has been charged with a series of sexual offences including rape.

PC Santos Rodriguez, 22, a probationary officer undergoing initial recruit training attached to West Area Command Unit, was charged on Tuesday, 22 July with rape and three counts of sexual assault by penetration on a woman.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 27 August.

The charges relate to an alleged incident in March 2025.

PC Rodriguez was arrested on Wednesday, 12 March and immediately suspended from duty.

They all involve the same victim and occurred while the officer was off duty.

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and is investigating.

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