Two Metropolitan Police officers each deny four counts of sexual assault

Two Metropolitan Police officers person each pleaded not blameworthy to 4 counts of sexually assaulting a woman.

Jerome Beasley, 42, and Luke Robinson, 39, who enactment successful the force’s Central West Command Unit, denied the charges successful a abbreviated proceeding astatine Westminster Magistrates’ Court connected Wednesday.

Prosecutor Rhianne Neil said the alleged offences each subordinate to the aforesaid pistillate and that the officers are accused of “grabbing and squeezing her breasts and her bottom”.

The tribunal heard immoderate of the alleged offences are said to person occurred astatine the Hippodrome Casino successful cardinal London.

Beasley is accused of 2 counts of intersexual battle connected April 22, 1 number betwixt April 21 and 22 and 1 number connected January 1 2020.

Robinson faces 3 charges of intersexual battle connected April 22 and 1 number betwixt April 21 and 22.

Other than entering their pleas, the brace spoke lone to corroborate their names, ages and dates of birth.

The Metropolitan Police said the officers were disconnected work astatine the clip of the alleged offences.

Beasley, of North Harrow successful London, and Robinson, of Northampton, were granted conditional bail up of a proceeding connected December 18 astatine Southwark Crown Court.

The officers are some suspended from duty.