PC Tony Watts is accused of attacking a woman four years ago while off duty

A serving officer has been charged with rape.

PC Tony Watts, attached to the command unit covering Enfield and Haringey, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (16th).

The charge relates to an incident which was reported in May 2022 and is alleged to have happened between mid-January 2020 and early February 2020 when the officer was off duty.

PC Watts was arrested in May 2022 and later released on bail. He was charged on 25th September.

The victim, a woman known to him, has been informed.

PC Watts has been suspended from duty.

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