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Leicestershire Officer Denies Rape Charges, Trial Set for March

2/18/2026

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Stephen Reynolds, a Leicestershire Police constable, appeared at Northampton Crown Court and denied two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration related to an incident reported in 2019.
Reynolds remains suspended from the Leicestershire Police and is on bail with conditions not to contact the victim.
Judge David Herbert KC set March 30 next year as the earliest trial date and said the trial would last five days.

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Stephen Reynolds, a Leicestershire Police constable, appeared at Northampton Crown Court and denied two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration related to an incident reported in 2019.
Reynolds remains suspended from the Leicestershire Police and is on bail with conditions not to contact the victim.
Judge David Herbert KC set March 30 next year as the earliest trial date and said the trial would last five days.