30-07-2025
Serving Cleveland Police officer in court for child sex offences
A serving police officer has appeared in court charged with child sex Nathan Henderson, 30, of Norton, Stockton, has been charged with 11 counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child and one count of perverting the course of entered no pleas when he appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and Police said PC Henderson had been suspended and it had referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as was mandatory.
The bearded officer, who wore a grey sweatshirt and black trousers, used a walking stick to enter the was remanded in custody until his next hearing on 28 August at Durham Crown force said the officer had been "arrested and suspended from duty on Monday".
Additional reporting by PA Media.
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