Policeman given 18 years for rape

Cambridge - A "squalid and sexually depraved" police sergeant was last night beginning an 18-year prison sentence after being…

Cambridge - A "squalid and sexually depraved" police sergeant was last night beginning an 18-year prison sentence after being convicted of raping and indecently assaulting women while on duty.

Paul Banfield (33), a former custody sergeant at Parkside police station, Cambridge, raped and indecently assaulted young women being held in cells and raped a 45-year-old divorcee after breaking into her home.

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