Cliff Mitchell: Met officer taunted woman he raped, court told

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Mr Mitchell, who is no longer a police officer, denies 16 charges, including the rape of a child.

A woman who claims she was raped at knifepoint by a Metropolitan Police officer said he taunted her that no-one would believe her, a court has heard.

Cliff Mitchell is alleged to have approached her with a knife, before tying her up with cable ties and putting tape over her mouth.Mr Mitchell, 24, from Wandsworth in south-west London, denies 13 counts of rape, and two counts of kidnapping.The woman, who said he hurled verbal abuse at her, added "it was like it was a game to him" and he said he would hurt her or anyone who would try to help her.

Among these six charges of rape are three counts which state there were a total of at least 30 other occasions where the girl may have been similarly assaulted.The trial at London's Croydon Crown Court continues.'Almost like an invite': why so many migrants head for USThe engineer who wanted to burn all Earth's coal

 

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