Brian Reece Acts for the Crown in 2 Trials in Relation to a Metropolitan Police Officer Convicted of 2 Rapes, Stalking and Controlling or Coercive Behaviour

21 July 2025

Jake Cummings, a serving officer with the Metropolitan Police, was unanimously convicted by a jury of raping two women following a trial at St. Albans Crown Court. The offences occurred in the context of controlling and coercive relationships, and Cummings also engaged in stalking behaviour towards both victims.

In the first trial, in September 2024, Mr Cummings was convicted on charges of stalking and controlling or coercive behaviour towards three different women over a period of four and a half years.

He is due to be sentenced in September 2025.

Brian Reece was led by Tom Little KC in the first trial and James Thacker KC in the second trial, both from Deka Chambers and was instructed by CPS Thames and Chiltern.

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