A police officer who became an “animal” after drinking heavily has been found guilty of raping a friend and sexually assaulting another.
Pc Ravi Canhye, who serves with Dorset Police, was convicted of two charges of rape, one count of attempted rape, three charges of assault of penetration and sexual assault against her and against the second woman.
The trial at Winchester Crown Court heard that the 47-year-old from Poole slapped and bit the first victim before pinning her down and raping her.
He then threatened to abuse her with his truncheon and a vodka bottle, the court was told.
Judge Jane Miller KC said that she was considering a prison sentence and adjourned the case for Canhye to be sentenced on Thursday.
She told the defendant: “You have been unanimously convicted by the jury of all counts on the indictment, I am going to sentence you tomorrow, you will be remanded in custody until that time.”
Sarah Jones KC, prosecuting, said that during the weekend in April, Canhye, who has a drinking problem, had “become a completely” different person and attacked the woman despite the pair having had consensual sex the night before.
Ms Jones said that the defendant “span out of control” after drinking heavily which “changed or disinhibited” him.
Ms Jones said the victim became frightened of the defendant and added: “Every time he was being too rough, when he was hurting her, that was exciting him and that made him worse at what he did.”
She added: “She considered he was behaving like an animal and that she considered him to be behaving like an animal seemed to drive him on more.”
Giving evidence, the first complainant said that she had trusted the defendant because he was a police officer.
She said: “I liked him, very polite, very courteous towards me, I also trusted him because he was a police officer. I did have some feelings but I didn’t vocalise them.”
She said that Canhye suddenly attacked her by “forcefully” putting his hand down her trousers.
She said: “He pushed me on to the bed, I was just really scared, frightened. He was really aggressive, he was really forceful.”
Ms Jones told the court that the victim later managed to leave the defendant’s house but returned with a friend.
She said that out of concern that the defendant could enter a state of “detox” if he did not have alcohol, the first complainant went to the shop to buy him some drink.
The defendant then began carrying out a sex act in front of the second friend as she wiped his face with a flannel in a bid to cool him down and he then sexually assaulted her by putting his hand up her skirt.
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