In 2022, James Andrew Darnton (24/10/70), a Temporary Detective Inspector within the Public Protection Governance Unit, will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday, 10 July 2023.
The charge relates to a report received in October 2021 regarding an incident involving an adult female in 2009.
The officer was suspended.
In 2024, James Andrew Darnton was cleared of raping a woman 15 years ago.
James Andrew Darnton, a temporary detective inspector with Greater Manchester Police, had denied the charge.
The then 53-year-old, who worked in the public protection governance unit, was found not guilty on the judge’s directions at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.
James Andrew Darnton has been suspended from the force ever since the allegation involving a woman in 2009 was first made in October 2021.
Greater Manchester Police said he remained suspended and would be “regularly reviewed.”
In October 2025, James Andrew Darnton was still suspended on full pay.
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