A Queensland police officer has been charged with two accounts of rape and one count of assault in the Brisbane magistrates court on Monday, April 18, 2016. The officer who is accused of raping and choking a woman whom he met on an online dating site has been released on bail.
The 23-year-old constable from the Northern Police Region is arrested and suspended from official duty with the Queensland police service last Sunday, April 17. This was after a woman complained about the police constable on Saturday morning, Sunshine Coast Daily has learned.
According to ABC News, the court statement says the young constable and the woman first met through an online dating site "Plenty of Fish". Allegedly, the Queensland cop went to the victim's house on the weekend for their first meet up. They both agreed to sleep on the same bed there. However, he forced himself on her and raped her twice. He also put his hand around her neck, trying to choke her.
Police prosecutor sergeant Scott Pearson revealed that the victim told him how she pleaded that she did not want to be choked but the offender did not listen. The woman then dialed triple zero and threatened the man that she would call the police. The accused cop then swore at her and left.
Contrary to the case, the accused police officer has no record of criminal background and his lawyer also stated that he never used a weapon and caused any harm to anyone. His parents were also present during the court hearing, Daily Mail reports.
The Queensland Police Service said in a statement, "In keeping with the Queensland Police Services commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency, and accountability, the service has undertaken to inform the public when officers face serious allegiation of misconduct."
