The 40-year-old rapist and police officer from the West Midlands who attacked the same woman twice within weeks has been sentenced to 12 years in prison

• West Midlands Police PC Aron May, 40, has been jailed for two counts of raping a woman
• He carried out his first attack in August 2019, the second a few weeks later
• Judge Martin Jackson told May that his actions had undermined public confidence in the police

A rapist police officer who attacked the same woman twice within a matter of weeks has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

West Midlands Police PC Aron May, 40, was found guilty of the two sex offences following a trial at Worcester Crown Court in April.

He has since been dismissed from the police force.

The officer committed his first attack on August 14, 2019, before hunting the same woman again just a few days later, at the end of the August holiday weekend.

The first time, he picked up his victim and carried her to another room, ignoring her pleas to stop having sex with her.

His second attack occurred while she was sleeping.

The victim confronted the police officer about his crimes while secretly recording him, the court heard.

In the audio recording used as evidence in the trial, May unleashed a torrent of abuse.

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Sentencing on Monday, Judge Martin Jackson told May that his position as a police officer was a “serious aggravating circumstance” because it undermined public confidence in police work.

He said: “I note that you continue to deny having held any of these offices. That is your privilege.”

“But it leads me to conclude that your continued denial does not demonstrate any remorse for your actions, and while you may have insight at an abstract level into the seriousness of the crime of rape when committed by others, you have no insight into your own conduct.”

May was considered a rugby star in his youth and even represented Wales at U18 level.

The court was told that the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, had covered the costs of May’s defence by experienced lawyer Michelle Heeley KC through its insurance.

Both the judge and prosecutors expressed concern about 22 character references submitted on the officer’s behalf – some apparently from police colleagues – that contained “ill-considered” and “derogatory” comments about both the jury’s verdict and the victim.

Referring to the officer’s supporting statements, the judge warned that the perpetrators often presented “a completely different face” to those who knew them from work or personal life, thereby obscuring their true predatory nature.

He told May, of Romsley Lane, Romsley, Shropshire, that his offences were about “satisfying his needs” and exercising “control” over his victim.

May was sentenced to seven years for the first rape and five years for the second, with the two sentences to be served consecutively.

He was also given a restraining order prohibiting him from having contact with his victim.

The judge stated: “The fact is that when a police officer commits an offence, that offence undermines the confidence that the public should place in any police officer or member of police staff and that is, in my view, a serious aggravating circumstance in this case.”

His victim had previously stated in court: “Once he is convicted, I will finally be able to breathe again.”

“The relief at his conviction was huge and I broke down.”

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Although May was a police officer in the West Midlands, the rapes were investigated by police in neighbouring West Mercia.

Following the verdict, Assistant Chief Constable Scott Green of West Midlands Police said: “Aron May was dismissed from West Midlands Police in May 2024 following his conviction at Worcester Crown Court of two counts of rape. He had previously attended a misconduct hearing.

“Today he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

“The public rightly expects the highest levels of professionalism from our officers and staff, and we are committed to ensuring that those who violate these standards are held accountable.”