Sussex Police officers in court charged with ABH

9 Nov 2026 03:13 PM

Two Sussex police officers will appear in court today (10 November) charged with assault, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into allegations they used excessive force during a man’s arrest.

PCs James Reilly and Pablo Cabanes will appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court to each face a charge of actual bodily harm.

It relates to an incident in Crawley in March where the two officers were arresting a man in public and allegedly used excessive force on him.

We began our investigation in April following the referral by Sussex Police of a complaint made by the man about the force used. On completion of our investigation in September, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service which decided to the charge the officers.