Former officer charged following IOPC investigation

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Mark Tyrrell, 55, was charged on Tuesday, 13 August via postal-requisition with:

- Two counts of rape
- 11 counts of sexual assault
- Four counts of sexual assault by penetration
- Three counts of perverting the course of justice
- One count of misconduct in public office

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 4 September.

He was bailed to attend Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, 2 October.

Tyrrell was a police constable attached to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command before he retired on 8 September 2023.

Tyrrell was arrested in April 2023, while he was a serving officer, as part of an investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.

He was subsequently suspended.

The allegations were referred to the IOPC on 18 April 2023 and it was declared an IOPC independent investigation on 24 April 2023.