A former Metropolitan Police officer raped a woman and then wrongly accessed a computer record about his victim.

Former PC Ireland Murdock, 26, was attached to a police unit that covers Camden and Islington.

He was found guilty of rape at Inner London Crown Court on Monday (April 3) and will be sentenced on May 23.

The court heard that on September 25, 2021, Murdock raped his victim when he was off-duty.

Murdock subsequently searched for the victim’s name on a police system and accessed a restricted crime report related to her after she reported the rape in January 2022.

On May 27, 2022, Murdock pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer material, but pleaded not guilty to rape.

As a result of his conviction for unauthorised access to computer material, it was found that Murdock’s conduct breached professional standards and he was dismissed without notice.

Murdock has been added to the barred list held by the College of Policing.

Chief Superintendent Andy Carter, who is in charge of policing for the unit Murdock was attached to, said: “Murdock committed an absolutely atrocious offence, and caused his victim a lot of pain and fear. He betrayed everything we stand for and I am disgusted by his actions.

“I would like to thank the victim for her courage and bravery in coming forward. I would also like to thank those who investigated him for building such a strong case that led to him being found guilty.

“We took immediate action to suspend Murdock from duty when his offending came to light and we dismissed him at the earliest opportunity as soon as he pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer material.

“We are determined to have a Met that the public can trust, with officers that people feel confident to approach. When someone fails to meet these standards, we will take action to remove them from our organisation.”