A DETECTIVE Constable based in the Bradford district has been charged with misconduct in a public office.
According to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), Detective Constable Wasim Bashir, 54, is alleged to have contacted vulnerable victims of serious sexual offences or domestic abuse during the course of his duties between August 1, 2019, and January 5, 2022, without any identified policing purpose.
He is also alleged to have begun a sexual relationship with one of the victims.
The charge comes after an investigation by West Yorkshire Police's Counter Corruption Unit under the direction of the IOPC.
Bashir, who lives in Bradford, is due to make a first appearance at Hull Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
He has been suspended from duty since his arrest, according to a spokesperson from West Yorkshire Police.
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