Met special constable charged with rape near Newport
A special constable serving with the Metropolitan Police has been charged with rape after an incident near Newport.
Paul Hoile, aged 40, has been charged with anal rape, two counts of oral rape and an offence under section four of the Sexual Offences Act after an incident in Lilleshall on Tuesday.
Hoile was due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
He was arrested in Benfleet, Essex around 10.30pm on Wednesday and transferred to custody in Telford.
Hoile, who is based in the Metropolitan Police’s North West Command Unit, has been suspended from duty.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct by West Mercia Police and the Metropolitan Police.
Officers say they are satisfied there is no risk to the public but visible patrols have been increased across Lilleshall and Newport.
Anyone with any concerns about a sexual offence, either recently or in the past, is urged to get in touch. Call 101 or visit westmercia.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime
