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Former Met Police officer acquitted of five counts of rape, court says

Jade Ebanks was cleared of charges which alleged he raped a woman on several occasions

Former Met Police officer acquitted of five counts of rape, court says
Former Met Police officer acquitted of five counts of rape, court saysJade Ebanks was cleared of charges which alleged he raped a woman on several occasionsJade Ebanks PA

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been acquitted of five counts of rape, an admin officer at Kingston Crown Court said.

Jade Ebanks, of Kilburn, north-west London, was found not guilty of charges, which alleged he raped one woman on several occasions before he joined the force.

The 30-year-old, who joined the Met in June 2021, had been accused of committing the offences between 2018 and 2020.

Ebanks was suspended from duty as a police constable after he was arrested in May 2022.

The former officer, who was based with the force’s North West Basic Command Unit, resigned a week before he was charged on April 28 last year.