Met Police officer charged with two counts of raping man and strangling offence

06 January 2024 , 16:52

521     0

PC Sagaidak has been suspended from duty (Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A police officer has been charged with two counts of raping man and a strangling offence.

PC Andrej Sagaidak, from the south-east London policing team, has today appeared in court to face the charges. Metropolitan Police said the case relates to a report a man was raped at a home in Islington, north London, last Monday.

In addition to the two rape charges, it is alleged the officer committed a non-fatal strangulation offence and caused actual bodily harm.

PC Sagaidak, who has been suspended from duty, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court earlier, the Met said. He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on February 2.

Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry, who is responsible for policing in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham in the capital, said: "This is a deeply concerning allegation and I know it will cause significant concern. We took immediate action when we received the report and the officer was suspended from duty following his arrest on Thursday."

Man in 30s dies after being stabbed in park sparking police probe

The force said its investigation was ongoing and PC Sagaidak was off-duty at the time of the alleged offences. The Met has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct following the allegations.

Bradley Jolly