Leeds police officer faces further sexual assault charges including rape and indecent assault to a girl under 14
Published 11th Feb 2025, 13:29 GMT
Updated 11th Feb 2025, 13:31 GMT
A West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with further sexual offences against a child.
In 2024, PC Jo Lavender, now aged 43, was charged with one count of rape.
The Leeds District police officer has now been charged with further sexual offences against a child.
PC Lavender has been charged with five further counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14-years-old.
These charges relate to off-duty non-recent offences against three females.
He has been suspended from duty since the commencement of the investigation by West Yorkshire Police’s Professional Standards Directorate.
He is due to appear at York Magistrates Court on Thursday (Feb 13) for the first hearing relating to these new charges.