South Yorkshire PC denies indecently assaulting young boy

A South Yorkshire Police officer is to stand trial after pleading not guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting a 10 or 11-year-old

A police officer from South Yorkshire accused of sexually assaulting a 10 or 11-year-old boy will have to wait more than a year to go on trial.

PC Gary Scott, 50, is charged with three counts of indecent assault said to have take place between 2001 and 2003, when he was not a police officer.

He appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

PC Scott, from Balby, was told he will go on trial in November 2024.

PC Scott, who was a response officer in Rotherham, was arrested last September after a report was made to the force's Professional Standards Department.

He has been suspended from duty and is facing an internal misconduct investigation.