A FORMER Essex Police Special has been charged in connection with an investigation into a non-recent sexual offence.
It relates to an incident in the Braintree district between November and December 2021 which took place whilst the former officer was off duty.
A spokesperson said:”When the incident was reported to us, we launched an investigation and a man was arrested. A file was subsequently submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
“We have been authorised by the CPS to charge Chris Gliddon, 28, of Bendlowes Road, Great Bardfield, with sexual assault”.
He is due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 3 March.
