A serving Metropolitan Police officer is due to appear in court on Monday after being charged with a string of serious sexual offences following a Crown Prosecution Service charging decision.
PC Harman Singh, who is attached to the Met’s North Area command unit, is expected before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 October 2026 charged with one count of attempted rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of intentional strangulation.
The charges relate to alleged offences against a woman in January 2026, according to an announcement issued by the Met on Friday afternoon.
Police said the allegations were reported that same month. Singh was arrested on Saturday, 10 January on suspicion of one count of attempted rape and two counts of sexual assault against a woman, and was subsequently bailed pending further enquiries.
Following a Met investigation, the case was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised the charges on Friday, 4 September.
The force said a woman in her 20s continues to be supported by officers.
PC Singh was suspended from duty following his arrest, the Met confirmed.
As a suspended officer, Singh is barred from carrying out police duties while the criminal case makes its way through the courts. Officers charged with serious criminal offences are routinely suspended while proceedings are under way, and any internal misconduct investigation is normally paused until the criminal process has concluded.
Once the court case is over, the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards — the unit responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct — can examine whether the officer’s behaviour breached professional standards. Misconduct proceedings can result in sanctions up to and including dismissal without notice, even where a criminal case does not end in conviction.
The North Area command unit, to which Singh is attached, covers the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey.
The charges are the latest in a series of criminal cases involving serving Met officers. Earlier this month, a serving Met officer was charged with sexual assaults allegedly committed while on duty.
Separately, Inspector Michael Richards, a Met officer convicted of sexual assault, is due to be sentenced — one of several recent cases that have kept the force’s standards under close scrutiny.
The Met has faced sustained pressure over the conduct of some of its officers in recent years. High-profile misconduct cases have led to a string of dismissals as the force attempts to remove those deemed unfit to serve, including two officers dismissed over their conduct at Charing Cross police station.
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has repeatedly pledged to root out officers and staff who fall below the standards expected of them, as the Met works to rebuild public trust following a series of scandals.
Prosecutors authorised the charges after applying the CPS’s two-stage test for charging decisions: first, that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction, and second, that a prosecution is in the public interest.
Attempted rape is an indictable-only offence, which means the case must ultimately be heard at the Crown Court. Singh’s appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday is expected to be a first hearing at which the case is formally sent to the Crown Court, where a trial would take place before a judge and jury if he pleads not guilty.
It is important to stress that the charges are allegations only at this stage. Singh has not been convicted of any offence and, like anyone facing criminal charges, he is entitled to a fair trial.
Anyone affected by sexual offending can seek support from specialist services. The Met said the woman at the centre of this case continues to receive support from officers.
