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image captionCh Supt Mark Warrender (left) and Ch Supt Marc Budden (right) have both been suspended by Gwent Police since 2019
Prosecutors have decided that no criminal charges will be brought against two high-ranking officers in Gwent Police.
Ch Supt Mark Warrender and Ch Supt Marc Budden have been suspended since 2019.
They have been under investigation following an alleged sexual assault in Cardiff in June of that year.
One of the officers was suspended because of the alleged assault and the other was facing misconduct allegations.
An investigation was carried out by Avon and Somerset Police and directed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), before evidence was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for consideration last year.
By Argus Reporter
Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Marc Budden (L) and Chief Superintendent Mark Warrender (R) TWO high-ranking Gwent Police officers will not face criminal charges over an alleged incident at a chief constable s leaving party. Chief Superintendent Mark Warrender, head of CID for Gwent Police, was suspended after a complaint from a woman officer following the retirement bash. His temporary assistant chief constable Marc Budden was also suspended for alleged misconduct as part of the probe into the alleged sexual assault. The pair were accused following the leaving do of former Chief Constable Julian Williams as he left the £138,500-a-year role in June 2019.