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Former Mr Gay UK policeman charged over sex offences

12 April 2012

A police officer and former Mr Gay UK has been charged with a number of sex offences, sources confirmed today.

Pc Mark Carter, 27, has been charged after an incident at a hotel in Leeds city centre on December 19 last year.

He has been suspended and will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "A 27-year-old man has been charged with a number of sexual offences. He was arrested following a police investigation at the Etap Hotel in Leeds on December 19 2009.

"The man has been bailed and will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on June 22."

Pc Carter was crowned Mr Gay UK in 2006 at the Flamingo Club in Blackpool.

He was said to have had the full backing of West Yorkshire Police.

He beat 25 other contestants to win £5,000 worth of prizes.

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