A Nottinghamshire police officer has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse offences against a child.
Inspector Russell Dew, 44, based at Mansfield police station, is accused of sexual activity with a child in Newark over the past year.
The officer was arrested on Thursday and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Mr Dew, who has been suspended, has worked as a local inspector in charge of policing in the Ashfield South district.
