Former Police Officer Cleared of Assault, Forgotten by the Headlines: The Not Guilty Verdict Few Reported

A Sussex police officer was acquitted of assault last week. But unless you were in the courtroom, you probably wouldn’t know it.

Former Sussex Police constable Adam Burke, 30, was found not guilty of assaulting a member of the public while on duty during an incident in Brighton on 8 December 2023. The verdict came at the end of a two-day trial at Staines Magistrates’ Court on 9 and 10 April 2025, where he denied the charge.

The incident, which occurred during Burke’s time as a ser…