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Indian-Origin London Detective Charged With Five Sexual Assaults
A London police detective named Prakash Patel has been charged with five sexual assaults.
The charges concern four women who knew him.
Police say one alleged incident happened in summer 2024.
They say four other alleged incidents happened on 3 December 2024.
Patel was arrested on 24 April after an investigation began.
He was suspended from his police job that same day.
Prosecutors later reviewed the case and authorised the charges.
Patel was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London.
Detective Sergeant Prakash Patel of London’s Metropolitan Police was charged with five counts of sexual assault.
The alleged incidents involve four women known to Patel.
One incident allegedly occurred during summer 2024, while four allegedly occurred on 3 December 2024.
Patel was arrested on 24 April and suspended from duty the same day, according to the Met Police.
The UK Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charges after the case was referred for prosecution.
- Who
- Detective Sergeant Prakash Patel, an Indian-origin officer with London’s Metropolitan Police, was charged; the allegations involve four women known to him.
- What
- Patel was charged with five counts of sexual assault.
- Where
- The case concerns the Metropolitan Police in London, and Patel was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
- When
- The alleged incidents occurred during summer 2024 and on 3 December 2024; the charges were authorised after a referral to prosecutors and announced in the reports dated 3 September.
- Why
- The charges followed an investigation by the Met’s Central South Command Unit and Directorate of Professional Standards, after which the case was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Key facts
- Officer
- Detective Sergeant Prakash Patel
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Charges
- Five counts of sexual assault
- Alleged victims
- Four women known to Patel
- Alleged dates
- One incident in summer 2024 and four incidents on 3 December 2024
- Arrest and suspension
- Patel was arrested and suspended on 24 April
- Court
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London
- Prosecution authority
- The UK Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charges
Quotes
Metropolitan Police
London’s Metropolitan Police, which announced the charges
“DS Patel was charged on Friday, 24 July, with five counts of sexual assault. It is alleged that one of the incidents took place on an unspecified date in the summer of 2024, while the other four took place on Tuesday, 3 December 2024,”
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“The charges relate to four women known to DS Patel. They continue to be supported by investigating officers”
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