A serving Met Police officer who raped a female colleague after an eight-hour drinking binge and then accused her of treating him ‘like a sex offender’ the next day is facing jail.
PC Ireland Teddington Murdock, known as ‘Ted’, 26, has been found guilty of assaulting the woman at her home in Clapham, south west London, after a leaving do for a sergeant at a pub.
Murdock was attached to the Central North Command Unit but he was off-duty at the time of the attack on September 25, 2021. She reported the assault to police on January 9, 2022 and he was arrested two days later.
After making the report, Murdock searched for the victim’s name on the police computer and accessed a restricted crime report relating to her.
Murdock, who was dismissed from the force for gross misconduct last July, has now been found guilty by a jury of rape following a trial at Inner London Crown Court.
Serving Met Police officer PC Ireland Teddington Murdock, known as ‘Ted’, 26, who raped a female colleague after an eight-hour drinking binge and then accused her of treating him ‘like a sex offender’ the next day is facing jail
Murdock (pictured) was attached to the Central North Command Unit but he was off-duty at the time of the attack on September 25, 2021. He has been found guilty of assaulting the woman at her home in Clapham, south west London, after a leaving do for a sergeant at a pub
The former officer, of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, admitted unauthorised access to computer material.
Chief Superintendent Andy Carter, who is in charge of policing for the Central North Basic Command Unit, said: ‘Murdock committed an absolutely atrocious offence, and caused his victim a lot of pain and fear. He betrayed everything we stand for and I am disgusted by his actions.
‘I would like to thank the victim for her courage and bravery in coming forward. I would also like to thank those who investigated him for building such a strong case that led to him being found guilty.
‘We took immediate action to suspend Murdock from duty when his offending came to light and we dismissed him at the earliest opportunity as soon as he pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer material.
‘We are determined to have a Met that the public can trust, with officers that people feel confident to approach. When someone fails to meet these standards, we will take action to remove them from our organisation.’
The shamed officer was investigated by the Serious Sexual Offences Department – commonly known as Sapphire – based at Brixton Police Station.
Inner London Crown Court heard the pair ‘kissed passionately’ at a bus stop outside the Abbey Tavern while waiting for a 1.00am Uber, with the WPC sitting on PC Murdock’s lap.
They returned to her shared flat in the early hours of September 25, 2021, where she says she consented to sexual activity, but not to all of PC Murdock’s behaviour and he raped her and slept over until the following morning.
Agreeing she bought PC Murdock shots of alcohol at the Kentish Town pub the woman conceded telling him regarding her alcohol intake: ‘I have a lot of catching up to do.’
She told the trial she had approximately four drinks that night and at the bus stop PC Murdock tried to put his hand inside her jeans.
The female officer insisted things went too far in her bedroom and she did not consent to PC Murdock’s actions.
‘I said something like: ‘Woah’ or ‘Stop’ I can’t remember,’ she told the court from the witness box, giving evidence without a screen.
She did not report PC Murdock immediately and several month passed before she complained. ‘I did not feel safe to report it, we were always together,’ she told the jury via a video recorded police interview.
‘In a ten day work period we would be together eight or nine days.’
The officer said she had to change her bedsheets after the rape. ‘I got rid of them right after. There was just a lot of little bloody spots.’
She did not seek any medical treatment, adding: ‘I did not want to go to a GP and have questions raised. I was embarrassed.
‘I was fairly numb to it. There was no proper thought after the incident.’
However, she insisted PC Murdock’s intentions in the bedroom were clear that night. ‘He was definitely positioning himself and then he tried again.’
She went to work the next day, but said it was a challenging shift. ‘It was difficult. It hurt to sit down and I was in pain and it was dawning on me what happened.
Murdock, who was dismissed from the force for gross misconduct last July, has now been found guilty by a jury of rape following a trial at Inner London Crown Court (pictured)
‘He said he did not remember anything because he was so drunk.
‘He was drunk that night. His speech was all slurred. He was not falling over or anything, but it was obvious he had quite a lot to drink.
‘On the day it happened I rang one of my flatmates to say he did something last night I was not happy with.’
When they woke up that morning PC Murdock admits he went in for a cuddle, but was shunned by the woman. ‘I told him that he really hurt me last night.’
PC Murdock said: ‘I’m not going to stay here if there’s an atmosphere,’ and they agreed he should leave.
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