THE son of a former deputy police and crime commissioner has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting three women including two police officers.

When Faisal Master learned he was facing a trial over the allegations he created a fake Facebook profile and contacted one of the officers to plead with her to drop the case, Preston Crown Court heard.

The 30-year-old also allegedly approached the husband of his third victim and offered to pay him off, the court was told.

Prosecutor Richard Haworth said the allegation involving the first officer dated back to December 2013.

Master, manager at the Griffin Head petrol station, Huncoat, was in the office with his father, the then deputy commissioner Ibrahim Master, when the officer arrived to investigate someone driving off without paying for fuel.

The officer went to the back office to collect CCTV and met Ibrahim Master, who allegedly asked her if she knew who he was, saying he was the deputy commissioner, before leaving the room.

Mr Haworth told the court Faisal Master, of Kirkland Close, Blackburn, started asking the officer, who was in her mid-20s, about her job but then the conversation went in an uncomfortable direction.

He said: “He went on to say how glad he had been she had attended because normally the police send older women with bad breath.

“He said leading on from that that her breath smelled nice.”

The court heard the officer noticed the CCTV had finished downloading and drew that to his attention. At that point Master was said to have asked the officer if she wanted a sample bottle of e-cig liquid.

Despite her saying no, Master allegedly placed a bottle in her trouser pocket.

Mr Haworth said Master then touched her on the right cheek and said she was pretty. He then asked her out for a drink.

On returning to the station the officer informed a colleague but no further action was taken.

In October 2014, the court heard a second female officer went to the garage to investigate another theft, unaware of the alleged incident the previous year.

Mr Haworth said she went into the office with Master and he placed his left arm by her right arm.

The court heard the defendant stood six inches away from officer as he gave her details of the theft.

Mr Haworth said: “He remarked how fit she looked and asked her whether she worked out. He asked to look at her abs. She told him no.”

The officer had to return to the garage later and Master was alleged to have touched her arm again, the jury was told.

The victim reported the incident to her superiors.

Master was interviewed by police in October 2014, and said there was no inappropriate contact with the second officer.

He said he couldn’t recall the time the first officer attended the garage. He said both officers worked out of the same station and claimed there had been ‘some complicity by them’.

Master was charged and due to stand trial in June 2016.

But while on bail the court heard he attended a boxing match at Blackburn’s Audley Sports Centre on April 9.

Having been introduced to the third alleged victim, Master was said to have ‘loitered’ outside the female toilets waiting for her.

Mr Haworth said: “When the victim emerged the defendant grabbed her, as if to hug her.

“He lunged at her. Not content with that he grabbed her left breast.”

After being arrested again Master read out a prepared statement claiming nothing untoward happened.

He was charged with a third sexual assault but the court heard that on June 8 he went to the home of the third victim and tried to persuade her husband to drop the case.

Mr Haworth said: “He offered to pay the victim’s husband and said it was a mistake which had got out of hand.”

The jury was told on the same day Master allegedly sent a Facebook friend request and message to the second officer.

The prosecution said the message asked her to drop the charge, said Master had learnt his lesson and the proceedings had brought shame on the family.

Police later found the Facebook account had been created from Master’s phone and he had attempted to clear his social media history.

He denied sending the message. Master denies three allegations of sexual assault and two of perverting the course of public justice.

The trial continues.