Police officer facing sack for sexually abusing two women on night out

A student police officer faces losing his job after sexually abusing two women on a night out. Charlie Valente, 24, was found guilty of three counts of sexual touching relating to women

between November 4 and 5, 2022, in Leeds. The West Yorkshire Police officer remains suspended from duty, pending accelerated misconduct proceedings, which could lead to him being sacked and

barred from being a police officer. Valente was based at the Learning and Organisational Development Unit and was sentenced to a two-year community order at Leeds Crown Court. The order

includes 200 hours of unpaid work, a 90-day alcohol rehabilitation programme and a 20-day rehabilitation programme. He was also ordered to pay £8,000 in court costs. Detective Chief

Superintendent Tanya Wilkins, head of West Yorkshire Police’s Professional Standards Directorate, said: "What was reported to the police by the first victim was a pattern of behaviour

by this student officer over the course of a night out that has made her extremely uncomfortable, including unwanted sexual touching. "As part of our enquiries, we reviewed CCTV and

established that there was also a second potential victim. She was identified and spoken to and again confirmed that she had not consented to the sexual touching she was subjected to. PC

Valente has not accepted responsibility for his actions and the distress they caused. "He is currently suspended from duty. Following the conclusion of this court case, we will be

proceeding with taking PC Valente to a misconduct hearing with a view to him being barred from the profession." _GET ALL THE LATEST AND BREAKING WEST YORKSHIRE COURT NEWS STRAIGHT TO

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