Met Police officer guilty of series of rapes and sexual assaults

A Metropolitan Police officer who worked on domestic abuse cases has been found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults.

Dion Arnold was also an Army Reserve medic when he met some of the women he assaulted through online dating apps, prosecutors said.

One woman reported Arnold to the police in March 2025, leading to his arrest.

An examination of his phone revealed a list of women's names and, when contacted, three came forward with allegations of rape or sexual assault, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

His victims told Guildford Crown Court they felt pressured by Arnold and had to submit to him, and that he ignored them when they repeatedly asked him to stop, the CPS said.

He has now been convicted of four charges of rape, two of assault by penetration, and two of sexual assault.

It is understood he did not meet any of the women in his role as a police officer.

Claire Gallagher, senior crown prosecutor from the CPS, said: "These women believed that, as a police officer, they could trust Arnold and would be safe with him. He abused that trust in the most appalling way.

"As a police officer working with victims of domestic abuse, Arnold knew exactly what the law of consent means. These women asked Arnold to stop and he knew that, even referring to it in messages between them."

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She continued: "The impact that Arnold had on these women cannot be underestimated.

"One told him in messages that he had 'destroyed and broken her', while another described feeling 'powerless' and that she had no option but to submit. In law, that is not consent.

"Arnold deliberately targeted women that he thought would not stop him and would never have the courage to report him. They have proved him wrong and have seen him brought to justice for his appalling crimes."

Arnold will be sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on 22 June.

The Met confirmed Arnold remains suspended from duty and will face a misconduct hearing following his conviction.

Chief Superintendent Dan Knowles, who leads policing in the South West, where Arnold worked, said: "We are sickened that PC Arnold carried out these horrendous crimes while serving as a police officer in the Met, something he deliberately told the victim-survivors from the outset so that they would have more trust in him.

"We do not underestimate the impact that cases like this have on the confidence that women and girls have in our organisation but would encourage anyone in a similar situation to report allegations."

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