Police officer pleads guilty to sexual assault

A police officer in Staffordshire has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting women.

The county's force said Alex Trusler, 36, from Burntwood, admitted four counts of sexual assault on a female in 2022 and 2023 at Northampton Crown Court on Friday.

Trusler, a response officer in Cannock, was suspended in September 2023, as soon as the allegations were reported, police said, adding that he would also face misconduct proceedings.