A man repeatedly raped a woman in Wiltshire while serving as a police officer.
Nicholas Peel worked as constable with Thames Valley Police when he carried out numerous sex attacks on his victim between 2015 and 2020.
The 55-year-old was found guilty of four counts of rape and one count of attempted rape at Salisbury Crown Court on 2 March.
The offences —involving the same victim— took place in Wiltshire while he was off-duty, and did not relate to his policing role.
The defendant, previously of West Overton near Marlborough and now of The Street, West Hougham in Kent, will be sentenced on 13 April.
Peel retired from Thames Valley Police, where he worked as a PC in Newbury, in December 2024 – while under investigation for gross misconduct.
In March 2025, a hearing found proven a number of allegations relating to the misuse of the force’s communications and IT systems without a policing purpose.
Peel wrongly used his work-issued police radio to listen to other forces’ channels while on a final written warning for another matter.
He also accessed police systems to viewed footage and amend records, and used hundreds of gigabytes of data on his work phone while on sick leave, far exceeding the permitted limit.
It concluded that had Peel not retired, he would have been sacked from the force for his behaviour.
