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Ex-policeman Jeffrey Lake on child abuse charges | Ex-policeman Jeffrey Lake on child abuse charges |
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A former police sergeant has been charged with 20 sexual and cruelty offences against children following his extradition from Australia, police say. | A former police sergeant has been charged with 20 sexual and cruelty offences against children following his extradition from Australia, police say. |
Jeffrey Lake, 77, is said to have committed the crimes against two alleged victims between 1960 and 1975. | Jeffrey Lake, 77, is said to have committed the crimes against two alleged victims between 1960 and 1975. |
Lancashire Police confirmed he was serving with the force at the time and lived in the Accrington area. | Lancashire Police confirmed he was serving with the force at the time and lived in the Accrington area. |
He was arrested by police in Australia in January on suspicion of the sexual and physical abuse of children. | He was arrested by police in Australia in January on suspicion of the sexual and physical abuse of children. |
He was held at his address in Peregian Springs on Queensland's Sunshine Coast before being extradited to Britain, where he was charged on Tuesday. | He was held at his address in Peregian Springs on Queensland's Sunshine Coast before being extradited to Britain, where he was charged on Tuesday. |
A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: "He is charged with seven offences of indecent assault on a girl under 13, four offences of gross indecency on a girl under 14, two counts of rape of a girl under 16, one count of rape of a girl over 16, one offence of gross indecency on a boy under 14, three offences of cruelty on a person under 16, and two other sexual offences." | A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: "He is charged with seven offences of indecent assault on a girl under 13, four offences of gross indecency on a girl under 14, two counts of rape of a girl under 16, one count of rape of a girl over 16, one offence of gross indecency on a boy under 14, three offences of cruelty on a person under 16, and two other sexual offences." |
He appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded to appear at Burnley Crown Court on 10 April. | |
Mr Lake, who has also lived in Oldham and Maghull, retired in 1990 and emigrated to Australia in 2002. | Mr Lake, who has also lived in Oldham and Maghull, retired in 1990 and emigrated to Australia in 2002. |
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