Lincolnshire Police PC Frazer McDowall faces trial over rape charge

PC Frazer McDowall denied a charge of rape when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court

A serving Lincolnshire Police officer who denies raping a 20-year-old woman will face a trial.

PC Frazer McDowall, 23, is alleged to have attacked the woman in Lincoln on 16 October while he was off duty.

Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, the Lincoln-based officer denied the charge.

The probationary officer, who lives near Lincoln, was released on conditional bail with a trial due to start at the same court on 5 December.

Lincolnshire Police previously said PC McDowall was suspended pending an inquiry by the force's Professional Standards Department.