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A woman told a police officer to "get off me" more than 300 times as he subjected her to an 82-minute violent rape in a Liverpool hotel room.
Former Merseyside Police constable Ryan Theaker, 30, was secretly recorded by the victim after a night out in 2023.
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The woman, who cannot be named to protect her anonymity, read an emotional statement at Liverpool Crown Court and faced the dock as she told Theaker "monsters never win".
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He was designated a "dangerous" offender by a judge and jailed for 11 years with an extended five-year licence period.
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Warning: This story contains distressing details of sexual violence.
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Theaker, from Park Lane in Netherton, had been convicted of rape, sexual assault and assault by penetration after a trial last month.
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Gareth Roberts, prosecuting, said the audio recordings captured Theaker demanding the woman let him take naked pictures of her, despite her saying she did not want him to.
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He also assaulted her with sex toys he had brought to the hotel, the court heard.
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'Monsters never win'
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The recordings, described as "harrowing" by sentencing judge Brian Cummings KC, captured her "crying throughout" as Theaker went on to rape her.
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Theaker, who was off duty at the time, was heard to tell her: "It'll stop when I say."
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Roberts summarised the attack as a "lengthy and prolonged period of sexual degradation".
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The offences were reported about a year later, after the victim confided in family and friends following a "serious" suicide attempt.
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The woman was invited to read her victim personal statement aloud and wiped away tears as she said: "I always thought when I was younger that monsters were big horrible nasty creatures who weren't even real.
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I remember reading a post that said, 'even Scooby doo taught us the real monsters were always the people'.
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The monster never wins."
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She also said she could not understand how he could have arrested people after "doing what he did to me" and "still been proud to wear that uniform".
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"He didn't deserve to be in the police," she added.
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Theaker did not appear to react as she read her statement and the woman was embraced and supported by her family as she returned to the public gallery.
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Jenny Tallentire, defending, said since the trial Theaker had accepted he was guilty of the sexual offences and was "ashamed" of his behaviour.
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She said he had been an "excellent" police officer who had been commended and nominated for a bravery award during his career.
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Outlining Theaker's crimes as he passed sentence, Judge Cummings said: "You repeatedly told her get in the [expletive] bath which she refused to do, pushed her on the bed, removed her clothing and took photographs of her despite her repeatedly telling you she didn't want you to."
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He said he forced her to wear sexual restraints and assaulted her.
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Just as she thought the ordeal was over, the judge said Theaker grabbed her by the hair and raped her.
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'Shocked and disgusted'
Judge Cummings said he took into account Theaker's public service and acknowledged that his status as a police officer would put him at increased risk in custody.
However, he said: "I am quite sure that your behaviour towards the victim across the offences made at the very least a substantial contribution to her decision to try and kill herself."
After the offences were reported in August 2024, Theaker was suspended and subjected to misconduct proceedings.
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He resigned the day before a hearing in August 2025, which concluded he would have been sacked had he remained on the force.
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After the sentencing Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Karen Jaundrill said: "The behaviour for which Theaker has been convicted and sentenced has no place in society, and certainly not within policing.
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I want to be clear that his contemptible behaviour is in no way representative of the attitude or behaviour of officers and staff at Merseyside Police.
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Theaker's former colleagues, and the force, have all been left shocked and disgusted by his actions and the long-term impact they have had on his victim."
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If you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, help and support is available at BBC Action Line.
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