Met Police officer appears in court charged with rape
Pc Callum Utley, attached to the force’s West Area Command Unit, allegedly committed the offence in Beaconsfield in 2019 while he was off duty.
A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with rape.
Pc Callum Utley, attached to the force’s West Area Command Unit, allegedly committed the offence between July 1 2019 and December 31 2019 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, while he was off duty.
At High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Utley’s lawyer indicated on his client’s behalf a not guilty plea to a single charge of rape.
District judge Arvind Sharma bailed the defendant and sent the case to Aylesbury Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on June 26.
The judge said: “This is a matter that can only be dealt with at the crown court.”
Utley – charged by Thames Valley Police by postal requisition earlier in May – has been suspended from duty.
