Devon and Cornwall Police officer denies rapes and sex assault

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Kane Haywood has been suspended from Devon and Cornwall Police

A police officer from Devon has denied raping and sexually assaulting a woman.

At a hearing at Bristol Crown Court, PC Kane Haywood, 29, denied two charges of raping of a woman and one of sexual assault by penetration in Exeter on 29 March 2021.

Mr Haywood entered a plea of not guilty to all three charges and a trial is expected to take place in January 2024.

He was released on conditional bail and has been suspended from Devon and Cornwall Police.

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