Evil smirking cop, 31, raped girl and tried to wipe her phone to get away with it

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police officer who raped a girl under the age of 13 has been found guilty of 10 counts of sexual abuse against the child.James Ford, 31, even attempted to wipe his phone of all evidence of his crimes in a desperate bid to save himself.The former Hertfordshire Police officer was found guilty of four counts of rape and sexual assault, as well as two counts of causing or inciting a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity.READ MORE: Liz Truss fighting to survive as Tory MPs 'wrestle' and government turns to 'shambles'Cambridge Crown Court also found him guilty of perverting the course of public justice for his act of “deliberately wiping his phone by factory resetting his Samsung Mobile.Despite pleading not guilty, Mr Justice Simon Bryan remanded Ford in custody ahead of sentencing on Friday.He had previously served as an intervention officer from 2019 to 2021, which is when the incidents happened.He was suspended from his job in November last year.

Justice Bryan said: “He is obviously going to have a lengthy custodial sentence - the sentence will be determined by me on Friday.” DI Susie Hine, who heads the child abuse investigation and safeguarding unit (Caisu) at Cambridgeshire constabulary said: “Through the victim’s powerful testimony, the jury were left in no doubt and now a predatory sex offender is behind bars.