Southall Based Police Sergeant to Face Sexual Assault Charges
Martin Wylie is the subject of two separate allegations
September 1, 2025
A local Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and is due to appear in court this week. Acting Sergeant Martin Wylie, attached to Southall police station, was arrested on 8 July following separate allegations made by two women. The offences are alleged to have taken place on 12 April this year in a central London bar, at which time Wylie was off duty.
Wylie, who joined the Met in 2012 and was promoted to sergeant in 2021, was suspended from duty immediately after the charges were brought. He has no recorded disciplinary findings against him prior to these proceedings.
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), in line with mandatory guidelines whenever serving officers face serious criminal allegations. The IOPC will oversee whether any procedural failures or abuses of authority occurred during the investigation.
Wylie is scheduled to appear before Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court at 2 pm on Wednesday 3 September for a preliminary hearing, at which he will be asked to enter pleas. Should he plead not guilty, the matter will be sent to the Crown Court for trial. Under the Sexual Offences Act, a conviction for non-consensual touching in the magistrates’ court carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment; more severe outcomes may result in referral to higher courts.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said, “Acting Sergeant Wylie has been suspended from duty pending the outcome of these charges. We will continue to cooperate fully with the IOPC and the criminal justice process.”
Members of the public with information relating to the alleged incident are encouraged to contact the Metropolitan Police, quoting reference CAD 3456/12Apr.
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