A Dyfed-Powys Police officer, DC Sam Garside, has been found not guilty of sexual assault by penetration following a trial at Swansea Crown Court.
DC Sam Garside, based in the force’s Ceredigion division, had been suspended from duties since July 2023 when it was reported that he had committed an offence while off duty in December 2021.
DC Sam Garside denied the offence.
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