Former Hertfordshire Constabulary officer cleared of sexual offences against a child

Neil Shoebridge, aged 49, of Northolt Avenue in Bishop’s Stortford, who was employed by the force between 2001 and 2014, was found not guilty of all charges against him at a trial at Huntingdon Law Courts today (Tuesday).

Shoebridge was charged with three counts of gross indecency against a girl under 16 between December 27, 2002 and January 3, 2003, wilfully neglecting to perform duty and wilful misconduct while a holder of a public office.

Shoebridge, who pleaded not guilty to all charges at an earlier hearing at Cambridge Crown Court in 2024, was found not guilty of all counts by a jury.

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