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Sex with police officer was 'flattering', court told | Sex with police officer was 'flattering', court told |
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A woman prisoner who says she had sex with a police officer in a custody suite told Cardiff Crown Court she was "flattered" by the attention. | A woman prisoner who says she had sex with a police officer in a custody suite told Cardiff Crown Court she was "flattered" by the attention. |
The woman told how the encounter with Sgt Richard Evans happened after she asked him for a drink of water. | The woman told how the encounter with Sgt Richard Evans happened after she asked him for a drink of water. |
Mr Evans, 46, of Pontypool, is also accused of sexually assaulting two other women being held in cells at Ystrad Mynach police station. | Mr Evans, 46, of Pontypool, is also accused of sexually assaulting two other women being held in cells at Ystrad Mynach police station. |
He denies misconduct in a public office and three charges of sexual assault. | He denies misconduct in a public office and three charges of sexual assault. |
The court heard the woman was in custody following her arrest while drunk in May 2006. | The court heard the woman was in custody following her arrest while drunk in May 2006. |
She said she was "extremely" thirsty the next morning and asked Mr Evans for water. | |
He allegedly took her into the sluice room, a wash room where officers dispose of toilet waste, before shutting the door and having sex with her. | He allegedly took her into the sluice room, a wash room where officers dispose of toilet waste, before shutting the door and having sex with her. |
'Five-minute fumble' | 'Five-minute fumble' |
The woman, who is not named for legal reasons, said: "I just let it happen, I wanted it to happen. It was flattering - you've got a man in uniform and he fancies you. | The woman, who is not named for legal reasons, said: "I just let it happen, I wanted it to happen. It was flattering - you've got a man in uniform and he fancies you. |
"I felt a bit cocky - not everyone can say they've had an affair with a policeman. | |
"It wasn't promises and chocolates, it was just a five-minute fumble," she said. | "It wasn't promises and chocolates, it was just a five-minute fumble," she said. |
The court heard the woman first met Mr Evans in 2003 when he gave her a lift home. | The court heard the woman first met Mr Evans in 2003 when he gave her a lift home. |
She claimed he took her into the back of the police van before kissing her and touching her breast. | She claimed he took her into the back of the police van before kissing her and touching her breast. |
But she did not report either incident and they only came to light when Mr Evans was investigated for the alleged sexual assault of two other women. | But she did not report either incident and they only came to light when Mr Evans was investigated for the alleged sexual assault of two other women. |
Mr Evans is also accused of touching another woman's breasts and kissing her while she was in custody. | |
He also allegedly watched another woman getting changed before pulling off a blanket she had wrapped around her. | He also allegedly watched another woman getting changed before pulling off a blanket she had wrapped around her. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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