A 23-year-old student police officer serving with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has been charged with multiple serious offences including oral rape, kidnapping and sexual assault, after allegations linked to a police pursuit on the M62, police said.
Mohammed Hassan—described in reports as an officer-in-training—faces charges relating to an incident that prosecutors say occurred while he was off-duty at the time of the alleged offences. According to the charges, Hassan has been accused of oral rape, kidnapping, strangulation and sexual assault. The offences, as set out by GMP and reported by the Manchester Evening News, also include allegations that relate to his conduct in the period leading up to and during a police pursuit on the M62 on Saturday night, August 8.
In addition to the sexual violence and kidnapping allegations, Hassan has also been charged with dangerous driving and theft of a mobile phone. The combination of charges reflects both the alleged harm to the victim and separate conduct offences attributed to Hassan during the incident that triggered police activity on a motorway route in West Yorkshire.
Hassan has been remanded in custody. The case has moved quickly from the point of reporting to the laying of charges, according to other reporting about the investigation process. The Independent noted that GMP detectives and staff had been working on the investigation over the preceding 48 hours to ensure charges were brought.
Multiple accounts of the early timeline indicate that reports were made to GMP on Saturday evening and that a woman was said to be in distress in a vehicle in the Manchester area. A 999 call is reported to have been received shortly before 10.20pm in which the woman could be heard in distress, prompting police action. Those reports then culminated in a pursuit on the M62.
GMP’s actions following the initial call appear central to how the case is proceeding. Hassan’s charges are understood to arise from the same set of allegations that began with the report of distress and the subsequent police pursuit. Sky News reported that Hassan was charged in relation to reports made to the force on Saturday that ended in that pursuit on the M62, underscoring the link between alleged offences and the policing incident.
Prosecutors allege that at the time of the incident Hassan was off-duty, a point that has been emphasised in coverage. The Manchester Evening News report states that he was said to be off-duty when the alleged offences took place, and that he has been remanded in custody pending the next stage of proceedings. The same report identifies Hassan’s age as 23 and lists the sexual and kidnapping-related counts in detail, including oral rape, kidnap, strangulation and sexual assault.
Other reporting confirms the breadth of the allegations. The Independent lists the same core charges—oral rape, kidnap, strangulation and sexual assault—as well as theft of a mobile phone and dangerous driving. It also reports that Hassan has been suspended by the force, reflecting that GMP treated the allegations as serious enough to remove him from operational duties while the matter proceeds through the criminal courts.
For the public, the charges raise questions about safeguarding, oversight and how off-duty conduct is investigated and prosecuted where police officers are involved. With the allegations centred on sexual violence and deprivation of liberty—described in the charges as kidnapping and strangulation—prosecutors will now set out their case before the courts. Meanwhile, the remand means Hassan is not free on bail while the matter is prepared.
Hassan is expected to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court. Coverage indicates that the hearing timing was set for Tuesday, following the Saturday night events and the charging decision. As the matter moves into the court process, the case will be defined by the specific counts Hassan is charged with, the evidence GMP investigators and prosecutors rely upon, and any legal arguments raised in court.
Greater Manchester Police has not alleged a final outcome, and the charges are only allegations at this stage. However, the prosecution has nevertheless brought forward a range of counts spanning sexual offending, violence and kidnapping, alongside driving-related and theft offences connected to the incident on the motorway. The intersection of a police pursuit with reports of a woman in distress is likely to be closely examined, particularly around how events unfolded and what role, if any, Hassan’s alleged actions played in the victim’s account.
As this case begins its judicial process, it will be scrutinised for accountability and transparency—from the point of the 999 call through the pursuit on the M62 and into GMP’s charging decision. For now, Mohammed Hassan remains on remand in custody facing serious allegations, with court proceedings set to determine whether prosecutors can prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
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