On 28 July 2021, Sussex Police arrested serving Metropolitan Police officer,
Sergeant Laurence Knight, who is attached to Met Detention, Stoke Newington Police Station,
after a woman reported being raped on Brighton beach on 17 July 2021.
Sergeant Laurence Knight was released on bail, pending further enquiries.
On 27 May 2022,
Sergeant Laurence Knight was summoned to appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 23 June 2022
to face a charge of rape.
Sergeant Laurence Knight, who was not on duty at the time of the reported offence, has been suspended from duty.