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| Met Police officer 'raped girl, 16, on date' in Romford | Met Police officer 'raped girl, 16, on date' in Romford |
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| A Metropolitan Police officer raped a 16-year-old girl twice while on a "hellish" date, a court has heard. | A Metropolitan Police officer raped a 16-year-old girl twice while on a "hellish" date, a court has heard. |
| PC Adam Provan, 38, forced himself on the student before taking her to a fast-food outlet in east London to buy a milkshake, a jury heard. | |
| The girl's father had allowed the date to go ahead because he was "reassured" that Mr Provan was a serving police officer, Wood Green Crown Court heard. | The girl's father had allowed the date to go ahead because he was "reassured" that Mr Provan was a serving police officer, Wood Green Crown Court heard. |
| Mr Provan from Kirtling, near Newmarket in Suffolk, denies two counts of rape. | |
| 'Groomed for days' | 'Groomed for days' |
| The pair met after being introduced by a mutual friend in summer 2010 and kept in touch before deciding to go on a date, the jury heard. | The pair met after being introduced by a mutual friend in summer 2010 and kept in touch before deciding to go on a date, the jury heard. |
| Mr Provan, who has been suspended from his job in Barking and Dagenham, allegedly told the girl he was 22 years old. | Mr Provan, who has been suspended from his job in Barking and Dagenham, allegedly told the girl he was 22 years old. |
| Prosecutors said the teenager, who had just taken her GCSE exams, believed Mr Provan had "groomed her for several days, exchanging messages and photographs". | Prosecutors said the teenager, who had just taken her GCSE exams, believed Mr Provan had "groomed her for several days, exchanging messages and photographs". |
| Anthony Metzer QC said the girl asked the officer to meet her father before the date, which he did. | Anthony Metzer QC said the girl asked the officer to meet her father before the date, which he did. |
| The jury was told Mr Provan drove for 15 to 20 minutes to some woods where the first rape is alleged to have happened. | The jury was told Mr Provan drove for 15 to 20 minutes to some woods where the first rape is alleged to have happened. |
| 'Empty and numb' | 'Empty and numb' |
| It is claimed Mr Provan then took the girl to a fast-food outlet after the first rape, where he looked up film plots on his mobile phone. | It is claimed Mr Provan then took the girl to a fast-food outlet after the first rape, where he looked up film plots on his mobile phone. |
| Mr Metzer said this was "essentially rehearsing a story which could be sold back" to her father, because they were supposed to have gone to the cinema. | Mr Metzer said this was "essentially rehearsing a story which could be sold back" to her father, because they were supposed to have gone to the cinema. |
| Later in the evening Mr Provan later took her for another walk, this time to a bench on a hill, and insisted on another sex act, it was claimed. | Later in the evening Mr Provan later took her for another walk, this time to a bench on a hill, and insisted on another sex act, it was claimed. |
| The girl felt "too guilty" to initially report the alleged incidents to police. | The girl felt "too guilty" to initially report the alleged incidents to police. |
| After being charged, Mr Provan told the officers: "I have never ever hurt anybody of a sexual nature in my life." | After being charged, Mr Provan told the officers: "I have never ever hurt anybody of a sexual nature in my life." |
| Giving evidence from behind a screen, the alleged victim described feeling "empty and numb" after the first rape. | Giving evidence from behind a screen, the alleged victim described feeling "empty and numb" after the first rape. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |