Detective inspector denies child sex offences
Getty ImagesA senior police officer has pleaded not guilty to child sex offences.
Det Insp Ian Macnab from Southwater in West Sussex is accused of sexual assault and sexual activity with a child, which Sussex Police said was related to his role as a football coach between 2024 and 2025.
The 51-year-old also pleaded not guilty to a charge of perverting the course of justice at a hearing at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday.
A provisional date for his trial has been set for August 2027.
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