KETTERING (UNITED KINGDOM)
Staffordshire Police [Stafford, UK]
June 24, 2026
A man has been charged following an investigation by our Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team.
Bishop David James Oakley, 70, who is White British, of Desborough, Kettering, has been charged with two counts of rape a female under 16.
It follows his arrest in September 2025 following an allegation made to police.
Oakley is due to appear at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on 14 August.
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