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Volunteer Metropolitan Police officer accused of child rape

Gwyn Samuels, a Metropolitan Police volunteer, faces multiple charges including rape and sexual assault after grooming two minors over six years, court heard during trial at Amersham.

  • Gwyn Samuels, Metropolitan Police volunteer officer, was accused at Amersham Law Courts of asking a 12-year-old to perform a sex act in public, interrupted by a passing dog walker.
  • Amid online grooming, the alleged victim later said she did not realize she was 'being groomed' at the time, prosecutors told jurors.
  • According to the first alleged victim, her virginity was taken at ages 13 to 15 and she was choked to silence, and the court heard he continued to have sex with her on multiple occasions.
  • In response to allegations, the defendant denies all charges at trial, which is set to last six days at Amersham Law Courts.
  • Amid trial testimony, the court heard, the second complainant said, `She describes the relationship as not healthy`, involving a 'BDSM' dynamic with Samuels during which he ignored her pleas to stop re-enacting rape scenes.
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Met Police volunteer accused of grooming and raping child after meeting online

Metropolitan Police volunteer officer Gwyn Samuels groomed a child after meeting her online, a court has heard.

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Kent Online broke the news in Kent, United Kingdom on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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