CPS authorises charges against former Metropolitan Police Officer
The CPS has today announced that John Doyle, 53, has been charged with coercive or controlling behaviour alongside several counts of rape and misconduct in public office following allegations in relation to a twelve-year period of offending that was first reported in 2024.
Catherine P Baccas, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS London South said:
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge John Doyle with controlling or coercive behaviour, several counts of rape, assault by penetration and misconduct in public office.
“This follows allegations made by a woman relating to a period of alleged abuse spanning 12 years.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to do so.
“We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation into the allegations.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that proceedings are now active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.
“It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
Notes to editors
- John Doyle, 26/01/1973 is from Liverpool
- He has been charged with the below offences:
- 5 counts of rape contrary to section 1(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
- 1 count of assault by penetration contrary to section 2(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
- 2 counts of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship contrary to section 76 (1) and (11) of the Serious Crime Act 2015.
- 2 counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to s47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861
- 4 counts of grievous bodily harm with intent contrary to s18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861
- 2 counts of misconduct in public office, contrary to Common Law
- 1 count of possession of an extreme pornographic image, contrary to section 63(1) and (7) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.
- He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a first hearing on 11 February 2026.
- The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
- The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.