Policeman Jailed For Twice Raping 16 Year-Old Girl On First Date

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.”