Essex Police officer appears in court charged with assault
It's alleged to have happened during an arrest in Basildon
A serving Essex Police officer has appeared in court charged with assault.
It's alleged to have happened in Basildon, in March this year.
30 year-old PC Thomas White is accused of assault occasioning ABH.
It is alleged he used PAVA spray on a 14-year-old girl while making an arrest.
He is accused of later striking the child with his knee and putting his hands around her throat.
Mr White has pleaded not guilty and will be back in court next month.