Cop faces jail for assaulting woman in the sea

A Met Police sergeant who assaulted a stranger in the sea at Brighton while on his stag-do is facing jail and the end of his career. Laurence ‘Larry’ Knight, 34, carried out the assault after his group were entertained by strippers at their AirBnb in the Sussex resort. Knight met the 21-year-old victim in Brighton town centre on 17 July 2021 while social distancing rules were still in place due to Covid-19. They headed for the sea and were treading…