Former Melton Borough Council leader charged with sexual assault
Former Melton Borough Council leader, Councillor Pip Allnatt, has today (Friday) been charged with sexual assault.
Councillor Allnatt, who is 76, stepped down as leader in April citing ill health.
A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said: “Philip Allnatt, from Melton Mowbray, has been charged with one count of sexual assault on a female relating to an incident in February 2026.
“He has also been charged with harassment without violence, between December 2025 and February 2026.
“He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on September 14.”