Met police officer facing sex assault charge

A serving Met officer has been charged with sexual assault and a public order offence.

PC Emeri Ratucoko, who is attached to the Central West Command Unit, was charged with the offences on May 30, and was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

The charges relate to an investigation into a report that a woman was sexually assaulted at a bar in Kingston in February 2022. PC Ratucoko was off-duty at the time of the incident.

He has been placed on restricted duties while criminal proceedings continue.