Ex-Head of UK Police Watchdog Charged with Raping Child

 The former head of Britain’s police watchdog has been charged with raping a child, and other sexual offences.

Michael Lockwood, 64, resigned as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in December.

On Friday, he was charged with nine sexual offences following an investigation by Humberside Police.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he was accused of six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape against a girl under the age of 16, which are alleged to have been committed during the 1980s, The Independent reported.