Ex-policeman cleared of sex attacks

A FORMER policeman has been acquitted of 14 sex offences alleged against him by two women.

Andrew Booth (47), formerly of Swinton, denied six charges of indecently assaulting a young girl, then aged 11 to 15, between November, 1991 and November, 1996.

He further denied eight serious sex offences against another woman between May, 2004 and December, 2008.

Booth maintained his innocence during a four-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court where a jury found him not guilty on all charges.

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