A Merseyside Police officer accused of sex with a prostitute while on duty will stand trial in the New Year.
Temporary Sergeant David Gibson, 43, is suspended from duty by Merseyside Police after allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with the woman on November 6, 2014.
Gibson, of Kirkman Fold, Rainhill, appeared in Liverpool Crown Court today where Judge Clement Goldstone QC set a trial date for February 1 next year.
He pleaded not guilty to one charge of wilful misconduct in a public office at an earlier hearing.
A spokesman for the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said: “A Merseyside Police officer has been charged with misconduct in public office.
“Temporary Police Sergeant David Andrew Gibson, 43, has been charged in relation to an allegation that whilst on duty he engaged in a sexual act with a sex worker.”
The allegation has been investigated by Merseyside Police’s Anti-Corruption Unit and managed by the IPCC.
Gibson was re-bailed on the condition not to enter the Liverpool 6 area of Liverpool.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/