A court has heard how an off-duty Met Police officer flashed his warrant card to a stranger before raping her. Paul Hoile is said to have ‘kept his thumb over where his name was’ during a bogus grilling over the woman’s driving licence.
Special Constable Paul Hoile is said to have ‘kept his thumb over where his name was’ during a bogus grilling officer flashed his warrant card to a stranger before raping her by the roadside, a court has heard.
Special Constable Paul Hoile is said to have ‘kept his thumb over where his name was’ during a bogus grilling over the woman’s driving licence in Shropshire in July. The 40-year-old, from Essex, is alleged to have carried out the late-night attack while he was drunk and staying in the area. Caroline Goodwin KC, prosecuting, told jurors at Wolverhampton Crown Court Hoile was ‘hiding behind’ his police powers when he warned she would be in ‘more trouble’ if she resisted.‘But in those moments after, when she thought about what had occurred, she had sufficient about her that, in spite of the deeply personal nature of these assaults, she made an immediate complaint.
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