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Police officer cleared over crash which broke colleague's kneecap Rebecca Latham was found not guilty after hitting another car and a tree in a police van 17:35, 17 MAY 2021 Updated Rebecca Latham denied responsibility for a crash that left a colleague with a broken kneecap (Image: Liverpool Echo) Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance ...

Submitting... Judge Menary said: “I don’t know what is going to happen to you, as I say you have been found not guilty and I don’t know if there are pending disciplinary proceedings or not. “But at the very least I would think that those responsible for you in the police force ought to send you for some sort of diversity training because by own judgement your prehistoric attitudes towards women are quite appalling and you need to consider the way you behaved otherwise you will find yourself at risk of a similar situation in the future.” When the jury of eight women and three men del...

A Lancashire police officer accused of sexually molesting five female colleagues has been cleared of all charges but told to address his 'prehistoric attitudes' towards women. A jury found PC Anthony Ford not guilty of all 13 offences this afternoon at Liverpool Crown Court. The 32-year-old from Preston had firmly denied the offences and claimed his behaviour only involved 'jokey and flirtatious banter'. Prosecutor Fiona McNeill had alleged the offences involved 'unsophisticated and serial groping'. She told the jury 'his sole driving force was momentary gratification' and added: 'A damn fine...

By Lynda Roughley A Lancashire police officer accused of sexually molesting five female colleagues was this afternoon cleared. A jury found PC Anthony Ford not guilty of all 13 offences of sexual assault but a senior judge told him that he needed to address his appalling prehistoric attitudes towards women. Before allowing the 32-year-old officer to leave the dock Judge Andrew Menary, QC, the Recorder of Liverpool told him, “You leave the court as you entered - a man with no previous convictions. “But I say to you you should ...

By Lynda Roughley A Lancashire police officer accused of sexually molesting five female colleagues was this afternoon cleared. A jury found PC Anthony Ford not guilty of all 13 offences of sexual assault but a senior judge told him that he needed to address his appalling prehistoric attitudes towards women. Before allowing the 32-year-old officer to leave the dock Judge Andrew Menary, QC, the Recorder of Liverpool told him, “You leave the court as you entered - a man with no previous convictions. “But I say to you you should ...