Ex-Police Watchdog Chief Michael Lockwood Acquitted of Historic Sex Offences
Michael Lockwood, former head of the IOPC, was found not guilty of charges dating back to his time as a lifeguard in the 1980s.
- Michael Lockwood, former head of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, was acquitted of 17 charges involving allegations from the 1980s.
- The accusations included raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls while working as a lifeguard at a leisure center near Hull.
- Lockwood resigned from his position in December 2022 following the emergence of these allegations.
- The jury at the Old Bailey deliberated for nearly 10 hours before delivering the not-guilty verdicts.
- Lockwood, who is married with two children, expressed emotional relief and gratitude to the jury after the verdict.
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