Serving police officer will face rape claims in court: Devon and Cornwall officer, 29, is accused of twice raping and sexually assaulting same woman
- PC Kane Haywood , 28, denies two counts of rape and will face trial next year
- He stood in the dock at Bristol Crown Court to face a total of three allegations
A serving police officer will face a trial next year after denying two charges of rape.
PC Kane Haywood stood in the dock at Bristol Crown Court to face a total of three allegations said to have taken place against the same woman in Exeter, Devon, in 2021.
The 29-year-old, from east Devon, is charged with two counts of rape of a woman aged 16 years or over and one sexual assault by penetration.
The Devon and Cornwall officer entered a plea of not guilty to all charges during a short hearing this morning, wearing a black suit, white shirt and grey striped tie.
He was granted conditional bail ahead of his next appearance.
Police officer Kane Haywood, 29, arriving at Bristol Crown Court on Monday
A court sketch of PC Kane Haywood, who is charged with two counts of rape of a woman
The accusations against PC Haywood, who is currently suspended from duty, are in relation to a single victim and were alleged to have been committed in Exeter, Devon on 29 March 2021.
PC Haywood was told by a judge preparations were being made for a four-day trial to be held from January 8 next year.
He is next due to appear at a pre-trial hearing on December 11.
PC Haywood previously appeared before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court in January this year.