Former head of UK police watchdog charged with raping young girl

Michael Lockwood is due to appear before magistrates in Hull on June 28 (PA)

The former head of the police watchdog in the UK has been charged with rape and other sexual offences against a girl under the age of 16.

Michael Lockwood, the former director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), has been charged with six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.