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Former detective constable based at Arnold police station charged with historic rape and sexual assaults

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2007

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A former detective constable who was based at an Arnold police station has been charged with non-recent counts of rape and sexual assault.

Neil Bellamy, aged 60, of Keyworth, will appear before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday (4) charged with four counts of rape.

The former constable has also been charged with assault by penetration and misconduct in a public office.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2007 and relate to the same woman.

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Bellamy, who retired from Nottinghamshire Police in 2019, was attached to a Domestic Abuse Support Unit (DASU) based at Oxclose Lane Police Station at the time of the alleged offences, which have been investigated by the force’s Public Protection unit.

His last posting was within the force’s Fraud unit.

Due to ongoing court proceedings, Nottinghamshire Police said they were unable to make any further comment in relation to the case at this stage.

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