A police constable has been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl.

Northamptonshire police said PC Declan Gabriel had also been charged with two allegations of sexual assault on a woman, with the offences said to have taken place on 21 September, last year.

He is further accused of misconduct in a public office on the same date.

The 26-year-old response officer was suspended when an investigation into the allegations was launched by detectives.

Gabriel is due to appear before Kettering magistrates on 30 March.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been notified by the force.