James Thacker KC prosecutes Metropolitan Police Officer for two Rapes

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17/07/2025

Jake Cummings, a police officer working for the Metropolitan Police, was unanimously convicted by a jury of raping two women following a nine-day trial at St. Albans Crown Court. He had been in controlling and coercive relationships with the women and thereafter stalked them.

He will be sentenced on 22 September 2025 for those offences and further charges relating to a third women.

James was instructed by CPS Thames and Chiltern and the Major Crime Unit for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire Police.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn81k3lpljno

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