POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MISCONDUCT
Update 21/06/2026: A former police officer has been jailed for having sex with a domestic violence victim while on duty.
James Stillman, 32, previously pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office relating to two vulnerable women he "targeted for sex".
Bristol Crown Court heard on Friday Stillman, then an officer with Devon and Cornwall Police, had sex with one of the women last summer while carrying out a welfare check at her home.
Stillman, of Chard, Somerset, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… A serving Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been charged with sexual assault.
PC James Stillman, 31, from Bideford, is scheduled to appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Saturday, September 13.
He was arrested earlier this week, according to Devon and Cornwall Police.
The officer has been charged with sexual assault on a female and two counts of misconduct in public office.
As a result of his arrest, he has been suspended from duty.
Devon and Cornwall Police released a statement: "A serving officer from Devon and Cornwall Police is to appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court today, 13 September.
PC James Stillman, aged 31 from Bideford, has been charged with sexual assault on a female and two counts of misconduct in public office.
PC Stillman has been suspended from duty following his arrest this week."
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A serving Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been charged with sexual assault. PC James Stillman, 31, from Bideford, is scheduled to appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Saturday, September 13. He was arrested earlier this week, acc...
