Kirklees police officer found guilty of sexual assault

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 17:49 · Archive

A serving Kirklees police officer has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman.

A serving Kirklees police officer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman. PC Jack Blagborough, 32, was convicted after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. The assault took place at a house in the Bradford area on 23 August 2024, when Blagborough was off-duty. He was arrested and suspended from duty when the victim reported the incident, and was charged in July 2025.

During the trial, jurors heard that Blagborough and the woman travelled by taxi to a house with a friend. Blagborough admitted he had initiated a kiss but denied kissing her multiple times, rubbing her back, pulling her onto his lap, touching her bottom and pulling up her dress. A jury convicted him on Thursday.

Blagborough will be sentenced on 15 December. Detective Chief Superintendent Tanya Wilkins of West Yorkshire Police said the force would not tolerate officers acting as Blagborough did, and that gross misconduct proceedings would now commence following his conviction.

How it is being reported

• Serving police officer convicted of sexually assaulting woman after partyServing Kirklees police officer Jack Blagbrough convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after a party in Bradford on August 23 2024; sentencing due December 15.Telegraph & Argus · 9 Oct, 17:01
• Kirklees police officer sexually assaults woman while off-dutyPC Jack Blagborough has ben found guilty following a trial.Huddersfield Examiner · 9 Oct, 16:11

In this story: PC Jack Blagborough · West Yorkshire Police · Kirklees · Bradford · Sheffield Crown Court

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