A former Bedfordshire police officer rapist, James Barratt-Barnett, convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on a night out has received a sentence of three and a half years in jail.
Former officer James Barratt-Barnett had already been terminated from the Bedfordshire police department following an internal process that determined his culpability for assault by penetration and two further counts of sexual assault.
During the trial at Huntingdon Crown Court in April, it was revealed that following a night out in 2022, James Barratt-Barnett entered the woman’s bed and sexually abused her without her consent.
James Barratt-Barnett, 25, acknowledged his acts but asserted that they were consensual.
However, the court convicted him of all three charges.
James Barratt-Barnett was sentenced to three years and six months for assault by penetration, and one year and six months for the two further counts of sexual assault, to run concurrently.
James Barratt-Barnett has also been placed on the sex offenders register.
Det Chief Supt Zara Brown said: “There is no place in society for violence against women, and especially within policing, as it betrays the trust and confidence the public should have in us as a service.
“James Barratt-Barnett was a probationary officer for a short time and had just completed his initial training when he committed these offences, and he has since been dismissed from the force.”
Police praised the victim for her bravery in coming forward to give evidence.
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