West Midlands Police officer in court for historical sex offence

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Image caption, Student PC Joseph Powell appeared before magistrates in Coventry earlier

A West Midlands Police officer has appeared in court charged with a historical sexual offence.

Student officer PC Joseph Powell is accused of assaulting a child under 13 by touching between 2009 and 2011 and a further charge of unauthorised access to information on a police computer.

Mr Powell, from Walsall, was granted unconditional bail when he appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court.

The 28-year-old is due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on 10 December.

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