Former Northamptonshire special constable appears before court charged with 15 serious sex offences

Wissem Bonafia, who of Tothill Street, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, is charged with taking 23 category A indecent photographs of a child in Lancashire more than ten years ago, and a further 26 indecent images in 2020.

He is also accused strangling a woman until she lost consciousness and two counts of raping her, one count of actual bodily harm as well as taking eight indecent photos of a child in London four years ago.

Bonafia is also charged with downloading seven indecent images of a child.

More charges relate to recent offences alleged to have taken place in Kettering. He’s accused of inciting a young girl to engage in sexual activity, and of attempting to pervert the course of justice by persuading a young victim to lie about her age.

Further charges relate to the making of indecent images a decade ago in Northamptonshire and in 2019 in Kettering.

The 46-year-old appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court last week but did not enter any pleas.

He was released on bail and will appear before Northampton Crown Court in July.