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| Ex-Pc jailed for raping girl, 14 | |
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| A former police constable has been jailed for nine years for raping a 14-year-old girl. | A former police constable has been jailed for nine years for raping a 14-year-old girl. |
| In 2002, Christopher Davies, now 32, had resigned from North Wales Police after being cleared of sending indecent text messages to another teenager. | In 2002, Christopher Davies, now 32, had resigned from North Wales Police after being cleared of sending indecent text messages to another teenager. |
| A Caernarfon Crown Court trial heard how Davies got the 14-year-old girl drunk before raping her at his home near Mold in Flintshire last April. | A Caernarfon Crown Court trial heard how Davies got the 14-year-old girl drunk before raping her at his home near Mold in Flintshire last April. |
| The judge said Davies, who had become a bodyguard, had not shown remorse. | The judge said Davies, who had become a bodyguard, had not shown remorse. |
| During the four-day trial, Judge John Rogers QC also said Davies - a bodyguard and combat instructor from Northop Hall - had tried to pull the wool of over the eyes of the jury. | During the four-day trial, Judge John Rogers QC also said Davies - a bodyguard and combat instructor from Northop Hall - had tried to pull the wool of over the eyes of the jury. |
| The court heard how he took his victim home after taking her for a meal. | The court heard how he took his victim home after taking her for a meal. |
| "You plied her with so much drink that she fell into sleep or semi-consciousness. Then you gratified your sexual appetite by having sexual intercourse with her," the judge said. | "You plied her with so much drink that she fell into sleep or semi-consciousness. Then you gratified your sexual appetite by having sexual intercourse with her," the judge said. |
| Nightmare | Nightmare |
| "Only a substantial period of imprisonment is appropriate," said the judge, who also imposed a lifetime sex offenders' order. | "Only a substantial period of imprisonment is appropriate," said the judge, who also imposed a lifetime sex offenders' order. |
| After the trial, the girl's mother said her daughter was still living a nightmare but was receiving counselling. | After the trial, the girl's mother said her daughter was still living a nightmare but was receiving counselling. |
| Davies had resigned from North Wales Police in 2002, after being cleared by Wrexham magistrates of sending indecent text messages to a 15-year-old girl whom he had met while investigating an alleged assault on her. | Davies had resigned from North Wales Police in 2002, after being cleared by Wrexham magistrates of sending indecent text messages to a 15-year-old girl whom he had met while investigating an alleged assault on her. |
| He resigned from the police so escaping a disciplinary inquiry. | He resigned from the police so escaping a disciplinary inquiry. |
| In court in 2002, he had accepted he had acted naively but had denied that any of the text messages were of an improper nature. | In court in 2002, he had accepted he had acted naively but had denied that any of the text messages were of an improper nature. |
| In his rape trial, the court heard he knew his victim was 14, although he said she had claimed to be two years older. | In his rape trial, the court heard he knew his victim was 14, although he said she had claimed to be two years older. |