Cheshire PC took advantage of drunk woman, court told

Former PC Jordan Masterson is on trial at Chester Crown Court

A woman has told a court a police officer took advantage of her when she was drunk, denying his claim that he was "powerless" when she initiated sex.

Former police constable Jordan Masterson, 27, of Clubmoor, Liverpool, denies misconduct in a public office.

Chester Crown Court was shown bodyworn camera footage of him arriving at the woman's home after she called 999 to report a disturbance in December 2021.

She can be seen crying before Mr Masterson turns the camera off.

Giving evidence from behind screens on Wednesday, the woman referred to in court as female G, said she had been drunk and her memory of the time was "hazy".

'Didn't feel right'

"How does this happen?" she said. "How do you call the police and he ends up taking advantage of you when you're drunk and vulnerable?"

She said she remembered Mr Masterson placing his hand on hers as she leant on the kitchen counter.

"I just instantly knew a line had been crossed. I instantly knew this wasn't right, it just didn't feel right," she told the court.

She said she then remembered being completely undressed on the sofa in her living room, while Mr Masterson was still clothed.

The former officer was based at Widnes police station at the time.

His barrister, Vanessa Thomson, said his account was that the woman indicated he should turn his body worn camera off and she touched his hand, but he pulled away and told her to sit on the sofa.

He alleged the woman put her legs on him when he sat next to her on the sofa and then tried to kiss him, before leaving the room when he pushed her off and returning naked.

The woman said: "Absolutely not."

Mr Masterson resigned from the force in 2022

According to Mr Masterson, the woman began kissing him and trying to pull his police vest off, but he "froze" as she pulled him towards the sofa and they then had sex.

His barrister said: "Throughout all of this he just froze, he didn't engage in it at all."

The woman said: "Not one thing of that happened, no."

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She accepted when she rang the police later that morning, after Mr Masterson had been to her home a second time, she used the word "rape", although she later said she had wanted sex.

She said: "That's the word to describe how I felt. I felt completely violated."

She added: "I was absolutely terrified. This is a police officer, I had to be so careful.

"You can't throw the word rape around like it's nothing but the violation I felt, it wasn't sex. I don't even know what word to use. It wasn't sex, it was just disgusting. It was a complete and utter violation of me in my home."

The trial, which began on Tuesday, is expected to last seven days.

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