Overview

• Michael Lockwood, former head of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, was acquitted of 17 charges involving allegations from the 1980s.
• The accusations included raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls while working as a lifeguard at a leisure center near Hull.
• Lockwood resigned from his position in December 2022 following the emergence of these allegations.
• The jury at the Old Bailey deliberated for nearly 10 hours before delivering the not-guilty verdicts.
• Lockwood, who is married with two children, expressed emotional relief and gratitude to the jury after the verdict.