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Apr 2023
Police criticise 'disgraceful actions' of Harrogate officer convicted of sex assault
A senior North Yorkshire Police officer has criticised the “disgraceful actions” of a Harrogate officer who was convicted of sexual assault.
Joseph McCabe, 27, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault following a trial in February and appeared for sentence at York Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
McCabe was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years. He was also placed on the sex-offenders’ register for seven years.
District judge Tan Ikram told McCabe that he had given “no credible explanation as to why (the victim) would make up such a serious allegation”.
Following the outcome of the case, Deputy chief constable Mabs Hussain commended the victim for coming forward.
He added that McCabe’s actions were “disgraceful”.
Mr Hussain said:
McCabe is currently suspended from North Yorkshire Police. He will appear before a misconduct hearing at a later.
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