Police officer denies rape and sexual assault

A police officer has denied raping and sexually assaulting a woman.

Police Constable Kane Haywood is charged with two counts of rape of a woman aged 16 years or over and one count of sexual assault by penetration in Exeter on March 29 2021.

The 29-year-old, from east Devon, spoke only to confirm his name and enter a plea of not guilty to all three allegations.

He was released on conditional bail and is next due to appear at a pre-trial hearing on December 11.

A trial is expected to take place over four days from January 8 2024.

The officer has been suspended from Devon and Cornwall Police.

He previously appeared before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court in January this year.