Police officer sexual assault case dismissed
The case of a police officer who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty has been dismissed.
Liam Porter, 42, of Hampshire Constabulary, was accused of intentionally touching a woman without her consent and was suspended from duty.
He had always denied the incident - alleged to have happened in Clanfield, north of Portsmouth, on 18 January - took place.
The case against PC Porter concluded on Sunday at City Nightingale Court after no evidence was offered by the prosecution.
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