Former West Mercia PC charged with sexual assault

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Image caption, Olive Dines has been charged with two counts of sexual assault by touching

A former West Mercia Police officer has been charged with sexual assault.

Oliver Dines, 31, from Herefordshire, is to appear at Hereford Magistrates Court on Wednesday accused of two counts of sexual assault by touching between October and November 2020.

He is alleged to have offended on duty against two women on separate occasions.

The charges follow an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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