Former Essex Police officer and suspended Met officer appear in court with rape charges
Former Essex Police officer Harry Croot, 29, and Metropolitan Police officer Charlie Raeside, 29, both of Witham, were arrested in September 2024
A former Essex Police officer and a suspended Metropolitan Police officer have appeared in court charged with rape.
It follows an investigation into an incident reported to have taken place in Grays in 2022.
Former Essex Police officer Harry Croot, 29, and Metropolitan Police officer Charlie Raeside, 29, both of Witham, were arrested in September 2024.
Croot is charged with rape. while Raeside is charged with rape, intentional suffocation, and failing to disclose a phone PIN code when lawfully required to do so.
Both men have today (5 August) appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court and have been granted conditional bail.
A further hearing at Basildon Crown Court is taking place on Friday 4 September.
Specialist officers are supporting a woman who came forward to support the matter.
Croot was suspended following his arrest and was dismissed from Essex Police in January 2025 over unrelated misconduct matters.
Raeside was suspended following his arrest.