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A former police officer is due in crown court after being charged with two counts of rape and several other offences.
Craig Winston, aged 35 and who was a student officer based in the Forest of Dean, has been charged with offences which relate to two women.
He is due to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday 9 October.
Winston was suspended from duty as soon as the allegations came to light in October 2022, and he resigned from the Force in February 2023.
The case was investigated by the Constabulary's Criminal Investigation Department with charges authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The charges Winston faces are:
The charges relate to off-duty offences.
The Force referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and the IOPC returned it to the Force to investigate.