Former WA police officer who 'preyed on women' charged with 108 sexual offences

WA Police say an officer who quit the force in 2018 after being charged by the Internal Affairs Unit sexually preyed on women for at least a decade.

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A former West Australian police officer has been charged with 108 sexual offences and it is alleged more victims are yet to come forward.

The 50-year-old man from Kelmscott resigned from the force in May 2018 after he was charged by the Internal Affairs Unit, but police say his predatory offending, which lasted at least a decade, continued to this year.

He is due to face Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, with charges relating to eight female victims he met on online dating applications including stupefying in order to commit an indictable offence.

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