'Vile' policeman found guilty of rape

A "vile" policeman has been convicted of rape - leaving a elder serviceman "sickened" by his "abhorrent behaviour".

PC Samuel McGregor, who antecedently worked astatine the Metropolitan Police's Central North bid unit, was recovered blameworthy connected Friday aft a proceedings astatine Inner London Crown Court.

The 33-year-old serviceman had antecedently pleaded not blameworthy successful June 2023.

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

She aboriginal told her colleagues astir the incident, and they reported it to officers connected the victim's behalf connected 2 June 2021.

McGregor was arrested the adjacent time connected suspicion of rape.

Chief Superintendent Andy Carter, who heads policing for Central North, said: "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."

He added that helium hoped the court's blameworthy verdict "brings immoderate closure to the victim".

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McGregor is acceptable to beryllium sentenced connected 10 March.

A misconduct proceeding volition instrumentality spot successful owed course.

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