A serving officer will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court tomorrow (28th June) after being charged with a sexual assault and public order offence on 30 May.

The charge relates to an investigation into a report that a woman was sexually assaulted in a bar in Kingston in February 2022.

PC Emeri Ratucoko, who was off-duty during the time of the incident, is attached to the Central West Command Unit and has been placed on restricted duties while criminal duties are ongoing.

In his role he has no face to face contact with the public and no involvement in the investigation of sexual offences.

The investigation has been led by officers from the Met's South West Command Unit.