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GMP officer found NOT GUILTY of sexually assaulting colleague
10.03.2023 - 19:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A trainee Greater Manchester Police officer wept as he left court after being cleared of sexually assaulting a female colleague.
PC Ryan Pointon was alleged to have put his hand high up on the inside of the woman’s thigh and squeezed, while giving her a lift home in early 2021. After just under three hours of deliberations, a jury of eight women and four men at Liverpool Crown Court found the 29-year-old not guilty.
Mr Pointon, of The Meadows, Prestwich, had also been accused of asking the woman prying questions about her sex life. He admitted giving her a lift home but denied any inappropriate behaviour.
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Mr Pointon told the court that on an earlier occasion in a police station he showed her how to attach her baton correctly and poked her leg to show where it would reach. He said that he referenced this incident during the trip and asked her if she was going to poke him on the leg again.
He told the jury that he asked if she liked it when he poked her leg. He said she then poked him on the leg and he 'very briefly' squeezed the outer side of her thigh, before asking whether she liked it.
Mr Pointon told the court: "I said 'do you like it?’ and she said ‘yes, a little bit.’" Pointon said that he believed the woman had 'embellished' her story as she was upset with him.
The jury has heard that twice in the preceding 12 months, Mr Pointon was spoken to by senior officers about inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues and was placed on two development plans to address his behaviour. Following his arrest, he was suspended by GMP
Two jurors wiped away tears after delivering their
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