00:00 Former police officer Adam Proven has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a series
00:04 of rape offences that occurred over the span of 8 years.
00:08 The MAT is currently under scrutiny to determine if there are any missed opportunities to prevent
00:12 Proven's crimes and this isn't the first time they've faced criticism for the handling
00:16 of these situations.
00:17 They are conducting a review to address these concerns as well as if there are additional
00:21 victims who may not have come forward yet.
00:24 Judge Noel Lucas criticised the MAT for seemingly prioritising the protection of their officers
00:28 and said the force were more concerned with looking after one of their own than dealing
00:32 with complaints.
00:33 And those words should be ringing in the ears of the Metropolitan Police today because once
00:39 again they have enabled a rapist to carry on working and committing offences.
00:44 Proven's predatory behaviour dated back to the 1990s and went unchecked until one victim,
00:50 Lauren Taylor, came forward in 2016 to report she had been raped twice by him when she was
00:55 only 16.
00:56 Her report came 11 years after a female officer had complained about harassment which resulted
01:01 in words of warning.
01:03 In 2019 the same officer reported to the police that he had also raped her 6 times between
01:09 2003 and 2005.
01:11 Proven's exploitation of his authority to target women and girls shows the gravity of
01:15 the case and reminds many of the horrific Sarah Everard case.
01:19 Proven may now go to jail for 16 years but as one of his victims says "no amount of justice
01:24 will make me forget the date from hell".
01:26 -Raphael Warren-
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