A former police officer who raped two women has been jailed for 18 years.
Jeffrey Howard Davies, 45, carried out the attacks while working for South Wales Police.
During his trial, jurors were told Davies conned a vulnerable woman into thinking she was going to a police station but instead drove her to a darkened mountaintop before raping her on the bonnet of his car.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the second victim, who also cannot be named, was attacked in her own home by a drunk Davies.
Prosecutor Susan Ferrier said both women suffered in silence for more than a decade amid fears they would not be believed.
However, the pair decided to come forward after reading news reports that married father-of-two Davies was jailed in 2013 following separate sex attacks on other women.
'No remorse'
In handing Davies a lengthy prison term, Judge Jonathan Furness QC said the defendant had “not shown a shred of remorse”.
Davies was handed a prison sentence of 10 years and six months for the attack on the first woman and a consecutive term of seven years and six months for the rape of the second female.
He will also be on the sex offenders’ register for the rest of his life.
After branding the defendant arrogant, Judge Furness added: “You believed you were untouchable.
“Both women have spoken of the adverse effects that this has had on their lives.
“You have not shown a shred of remorse or concern for your victims.”
Davies was sacked from the Welsh force in 2013 after being jailed for sexually assaulting two women.
Following the publicity from that case, two others came forward about their ordeal.
The first woman told a jury how Davies turned up at her home and asked her to attend Tonypandy police station in 2002.
However, he took her to the nearby Bwlch Mountain instead and put his hand up her skirt before raping her on the bonnet of his car.
Victim's depression
A court heard the woman was very vulnerable at the time and was already suffering from depression.
In a victim impact statement, read aloud by Ms Ferrier, the woman said Davies knew she “did not have any support” in her personal life and described giving evidence in court as incredibly difficult.
“I felt that I had to convince the jury that I was telling the truth and not him,” she added.
“I felt like I was on trial and not him.”
The second woman, who was violently attacked in her own home, said in her statement: “I did not report it for all those years because I did not think anyone would believe me.”
She said since the attack she had suffered with severe anxiety and had lost two stone in weight as a result of the stress.
Speaking after the sentencing. Chief Supt Dorian Lloyd, Head of South Wales Police Professional Standards Department, said: “Jeffrey Davies occupied a position of great trust within the community he served, but he betrayed that trust with his criminal behaviour.
“His actions were a gross abuse of position and power which will not be tolerated within policing. The thorough and determined investigation carried out by South Wales Police demonstrates our determination to tackle behaviour of this kind.”
see-http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-police-officer-jailed-18-11620658
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