Another Metropolitan Police Rapist officer, Ireland Murdock, has been convicted of raping a woman and misusing his authority to get a confidential report of his victim from police databases.
Ireland Murdock, 26, has been found guilty of raping a woman in September 2021, during yesterday’s trial at Inner London Crown Court.
In January 2022, four months post-assault, Ireland Murdock’s victim notified law enforcement of the crime.
Following the crime complaint, Ireland Murdock accessed the victim’s name in the police database without authority and was subsequently terminated from the force for gross misconduct in July 2022.
Chief Supt Andy Carter, the head of the unit Ireland Murdock worked in, said: “Murdock committed an absolutely atrocious offence, and caused his victim a lot of pain and fear. He betrayed everything we stand for and I am disgusted by his actions.
“We took immediate action to suspend Ireland Murdock from duty when his offending came to light and we dismissed him at the earliest opportunity as soon as he pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer material.
“I would like to thank the victim for her courage and bravery in coming forward. I would also like to thank those who investigated him for building such a strong case that led to him being found guilty.”
The news of his conviction follows the sentencing of former Met Officer David Carrick for 42 counts of rape in February, as well as the publication of the Casey report in March, wherein one officer said the findings showed rape is ‘basically legalised’ in the Metropolitan police.
A suspended Met officer, Ireland Murdock, is also being sentenced in Westminster today after being convicted for repeatedly stalking a woman he met while on duty.
Chief Supt Carter added of the conviction: “We are determined to have a Met that the public can trust, with officers that people feel confident to approach. When someone fails to meet these standards, we will take action to remove them from our organisation.”
Ireland Murdock will be sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on May 23.
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