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Plane crash in Ahmedabad
The UK is working with local authorities in India to urgently establish the facts and provide support to those involved.
On Sunday 31 December 2023, serving GMP officer PC Dean Dempster (20/02/1989), who was posted to GMP's Oldham district, was charged with sexual assault on a child under 13 and misconduct in a public office, following an investigation by GMP.
He has been remanded into custody and will attend Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Monday 1 January 2024.
The officer has been suspended from duty and misconduct proceedings will resume upon the conclusion of criminal proceedings.