Former Cleveland Police officer jailed for rape

A former Cleveland Police officer has been jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of several rape offences.

Wayne Scott denied both rape and attempted rape offences involving one woman in 2006, but admitted raping another woman on seven occasions as well as one count of sexual activity with a child.

He had been a serving officer at Cleveland Police for ten years when in August 2011 he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and perverting the course of justice. The arrest related to an incident that occurred while he was on duty.

Sentencing Scott at Newcastle Crown Court, Judge James Goss said: “Your offending has had an enormous impact on the wellbeing, confidence and lives of those against whom you offended, destroying their lives.”

Speaking after the sentence on Monday December 23, Detective Superintendent Peter McPhillips of Cleveland Police said: “I`m really pleased with the sentence today.

“Wayne Scott is a sexual deviant and a predator who manipulated his victims and had a significant detrimental impact on their lives.

“Yet he has never exhibited any remorse and he does not appear to understand the horrific nature of his crimes.

“I would like to pay tribute to all of his victims, in particular those who we managed to trace and who were brave enough to provide us with the details of his crimes.”

Scott was dismissed by the force in October 2012.