Met police officer convicted of raping woman in 'vile' attack

A Met serviceman has been convicted of rape pursuing an probe by detectives.

PC Samuel McGregor, 33, was recovered blameworthy of rape connected Friday pursuing a proceedings astatine Inner London Crown Court.

He had antecedently pleaded not blameworthy to rape astatine the aforesaid tribunal connected June 23, 2023.

Chief Superintendent Andy Carter, successful complaint of policing for Central North: “I americium sickened by McGregor’s abhorrent behaviour and the symptom helium has caused the victim.

“There is simply nary spot for individuals similar McGregor successful the Met, and we volition proceed to basal retired specified vile individuals.

“I americium arrogant of the officers who passim the probe displayed the attraction and compassion deserved by the victim, arsenic they carried retired interviews and gathered forensic grounds to amusement the grade of the maltreatment and make a watertight lawsuit against McGregor.   

“Above all, I americium pleased to spot today’s result, which I anticipation brings immoderate closure to the victim.

“Now that transgression proceedings person taken place, McGregor volition look a misconduct proceeding astatine the earliest opportunity.”

The tribunal heard that the victim, who was known to McGregor, had been raped connected May 11, 2021 astatine an code successful London.

She confided this incidental to her colleagues astatine a aboriginal date, and they reported it to officers connected the victim’s behalf connected June 2, 2021.

McGregor was arrested the time after, connected suspicion of rape.

A misconduct proceeding volition instrumentality spot successful owed course, the Met said.

Sentencing volition beryllium held connected March 10.

McGregor was suspended from work connected March 3, 2022 aft helium admitted lying during a constabulary interview.