A
policeman has been jailed for nine years for twice raping his teenage
date.
Police
Constable Adam Provan, 39 served with the Metropolitan Police's East
Area Command Unit.
He
raped the sixteen year-old girl in isolated woods on their first date
after lying about his age then again later that night in a park.
In
between the rapes PC Provan helped the girl concoct a story for her
father that the pair had spent an innocent night at the cinema.
He
was convicted by a Wood Green Crown Court jury of two counts of rape
after a week-long trial.
PC
Provan must also sign the sex offenders register.
The
court heard that PC Provan and the victim met through a friend of the
victim’s who had initially been mistakenly contacted by the cop.
They
had exchanged messages and photos before deciding to go on a date.
He
said he was a police officer and she felt she could trust him.
He
also told her he was twenty-two years-old, knocking approximately a
decade off his age.
On
their first date in late August, 2010, PC Provan took the girl to
some woods where he raped her.
The
victim tried to think of ways to escape, but had left her bag in PC
Provan’s car and was in a remote area so stayed.
He
then took her to a fast food restaurant in Harold Hill, north-east
London where he looked up films on his mobile phone, encouraging her
to lie to her father and tell him that they had been to the cinema.
PC
Provan then took the girl for a walk in Central Park, Harold Hill,
and forced her to commit a sex act.
The
girl told the court she had said "no" several times and it
would have been absolutely clear to PC Provan she was not consenting.
The
girl eventually told a relative she had been raped, and it was
subsequently reported to police in May 2016.
Police
began an investigation and PC Provan was arrested on June 1, 2016.
Following
further enquiries, he was charged on September 26, 2017.
PC
Provan admitted he had been on the date, but denied anything sexual
had happened.
The
investigation was led by Detective Sergeant Liz Gaunt and Detective
Inspector Jimi Tele from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command
(CASO).
Detective
Superintendent Sian Thomas of CASO said: "PC
Provan abused his position to win the trust of his victim and
deliberately deceived her.
She
felt reassured he was a police officer and had no idea of the large
age gap between them.
“This
assault was brazen and calculated, with clear indication he had
planned it beforehand.
"The
victim has been incredibly brave in giving evidence in court and I
commend her courage in reliving what happened to her in court.
“I
would like to praise the efforts of the investigators involved whose
dedication and thorough work has helped secure this conviction, and
the sentence reflects the severity of his offending.
“The
MPS expects its officers to uphold the highest standards of behaviour
both whilst on and off-duty.
“PC
Provan is suspended from duties and will now face misconduct
proceedings.”
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