Overview

• Ian Hopkinson, 63, and William Baker, 78, are charged with multiple counts of rape and indecent assault of a girl under 16 years old.
• The alleged offences occurred between 1992 and 1995 while the two men served in West Yorkshire Police's mounted horse section in Pontefract.
• The charges follow a 2023 report by the alleged victim, resulting in an investigation and the arrests of both men in June 2024.
• Both defendants have been released on conditional bail with restrictions, including no contact with the alleged victim, no unsupervised interaction with minors, and no communication with each other.
• The accused are scheduled to appear before Leeds Crown Court for a hearing on June 4, 2025.