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</span>A police officer has been charged with raping a woman while he was on duty in Devon.
Pc Nicholas Stone, 40, has also been charged with three misconduct charges when he was serving with the Devon and Cornwall force between 1999 and 2001.
Pc Stone, of Pitminster near Taunton, Somerset, later transferred to the Avon and Somerset force and he is currently based at Bridgwater.
He is due to appear before Exeter magistrates on 3 September.
A police spokesman said the officer was still working and had not been suspended from his job but was on restricted duties.
Pc Stone had been due to appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Thursday, but was excused from appearing.
He was bailed in his absence and the case was adjourned until 3 September.
Pc Stone is charged with raping a woman at Tiverton, Devon, between 1 June and 31 July 2001.
He is also charged with two counts of misconduct by having sex with the same woman while on duty and assaulting her in 1999.
The officer is also accused of misconduct by threatening to arrest another woman if she did not do what he told her in 1999.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "We cannot comment on criminal proceedings while they are taking place."
In 2003 Pc Stone was one of several officers to receive a commendation from the then Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Maria Wallis, for good police work.
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Pc Nicholas Stone, 40, has also been charged with three misconduct charges when he was serving with the Devon and Cornwall force between 1999 and 2001.
Pc Stone, of Pitminster near Taunton, Somerset, later transferred to the Avon and Somerset force and he is currently based at Bridgwater.
He is due to appear before Exeter magistrates on 3 September.
A police spokesman said the officer was still working and had not been suspended from his job but was on restricted duties.
Pc Stone had been due to appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Thursday, but was excused from appearing.
He was bailed in his absence and the case was adjourned until 3 September.
Pc Stone is charged with raping a woman at Tiverton, Devon, between 1 June and 31 July 2001.
He is also charged with two counts of misconduct by having sex with the same woman while on duty and assaulting her in 1999.
The officer is also accused of misconduct by threatening to arrest another woman if she did not do what he told her in 1999.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "We cannot comment on criminal proceedings while they are taking place."
In 2003 Pc Stone was one of several officers to receive a commendation from the then Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Maria Wallis, for good police work.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.