Firearms Sergeant Faces Sexual Assault Charges

0:00On April 20th, a 55-year-old firearms sergeant with the City of London police faces sexual assault charges after an incident at a cocktail bar. In the square mile back in 2022, prosecutors say Constantino Simeonidas approached a female colleague from behind, grabbed her bottom, pulled down her tights, and assaulted her even, saying, good girl, afterward. The woman felt shocked and humiliated right away, but she held off on reporting it at first, worried no one would believe her, especially since he was. Well respected among colleagues. She'd been drinking earlier than night, white wine, a tequila shot, limoncello, but it switched to water by then, and they have flirted a bit beforehand. Simeonidas denies it all, claiming any touch was consensual after mutual flirting and the trial at Inter-London Crown Court rolls on as jurors' way, both sides.