A former military police officer claims he has been driven to the brink of taking his own life after being falsely accused of rape three times. Paul Nugent, 59, from Heywood, has made official complaints to Greater Manchester Police’s Professional Standards Branch over what he claims is Rochdale division’s failure to bring charges against his accuser for making the allegation and, he says, ‘ignoring’ evidence which would have established his innocence.
GMP spokesperson said the force has received 'nine contacts' from Mr Nugent, some of which were 'repeats' of previously reported complaints or appeals, and that the majority have now been closed with no misconduct found.
One remains under review and another is awaiting assessment, a spokeswoman added.
