A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with rape and stalking. Pc Jake Cummings, from Hemel Hempstead, appeared at Hatfield Magistrates' Court on Friday, police said.
The 23-year-old is accused of rape, two counts of stalking, two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, and possession of an offensive weapon, relating to one female victim in Hertfordshire.
Cummings was off duty when the alleged offences happened, and they are being investigated by Hertfordshire Police.
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He has been suspended from his job in the Met's Central West Command.
Both Hertfordshire Police and the Met revealed details of the case on Monday, after Cummings appeared in court on Friday.
He is next due to appear at St Alban's Crown Court on Tuesday March 26.
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