Ex head of police watchdog ‘assaulted girl when he was working as a lifeguard’

The former head of Britain’s police watchdog has appeared in court accused of repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl when he worked as a lifeguard in the 1980s. Michael Lockwood, 63, is said to have carried out the offences when he was a part-time lifeguard and fitness instructor at a sports centre in Hull. He stood down as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct last December when Humberside Police began a criminal investigation. Wearing a black suit, white…