Policeman's rape charge dropped

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A police officer accused of rape has had the charge dropped.

Court proceedings against Sgt Carl Woodall were discontinued following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, Sussex Police said.

The 45-year-old officer had been on conditional bail ahead of a scheduled court hearing on 13 December.

Sgt Woodall was suspended from his post in Eastbourne pending the outcome of his case, but he is now believed to have been reinstated.