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A Perry Barr police officer is set to appear before magistrates charged with sexually assaulting a woman.

Sergeant Shaukat Zaman is accused of assaulting the woman at her home in Birmingham in March 2019, while off-duty.

Zaman, who worked as a custody sergeant, was suspended in April 2019 while investigations were carried out.

The officer, who had worked with the force for 17 years, will appear before Birmingham Magistrates charged with one count of sexual assault and another of assault by penetration.

A statement released by West Midlands Police read: "We’ve charged one of our police officers following claims he sexually assaulted a woman while off duty.

"Sergeant Shaukat Zaman is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (4 March) accused of assaulting the woman at her home in Birmingham in March 2019.

"The 39-year-old − who worked as a custody sergeant in Perry Barr − was suspended in April 2019 while investigations were carried out.

"The officer − who has worked with the force for 17 years − has been charged with one count of sexual assault and another of assault by penetration − he remains suspended from work."