A GLOUCESTERSHIRE police officer is to appear in court following allegations he made inappropriate advances and formed sexual relationships with vulnerable women he met through his duties. 

Darren Stephen Heath, 44, of Taynton, Gloucester, will appear at Bristol Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing on Tuesday, March 17

The alleged offences are thought to have taken place between 2002 and 2012.

Gloucestershire police’s professional standards department began an investigation into PC Heath after a complaint was made against him in 2012.

He was suspended from all duties in early 2014 pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.