A 52-YEAR-OLD healthcare worker at Wycombe Hospital has been charged with sexual assault offences.

Keith Mockler, 52, of Herbert Road, High Wycombe, was arrested on December 16 and charged on July 3 with two counts of a care worker engaging in sexual activity with a woman who has a mental disorder.

He has also been charged with one count of an sexual assault on a female.

The offences are alleged to have taken place during a period in 2009 at Wycombe Hospital, where Mockler works as a healthcare assistant.

He has been released on bail to appear before Wycombe Magistrates on July 15, police revealed today.

In a statement, Buckinghamshire NHS Hospitals Trust said: “We can confirm that Mr Mockler has been on suspension from the Trust since December 2009.

“We have been fully cooperating with the police throughout their investigation and are awaiting the conclusion of the legal proceedings.”