Met Police Volunteer from Chesham found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child
A jury had been deliberating for a day before reaching its verdict
Last updated 28th Aug 2025
A police volunteer with the Metropolitan Police has been found guilty by a jury at Chesham Law Courts of rape and sexual assault against a child, and rape of a second victim.
James Bubb, 27, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, was today (28/08) found guilty of one count of raping a child under 13, one count of sexual activity with a child, one count of assault of a child under 13 by penetration, and one count of assault by penetration - in relation to one complainant.
He was found not guilty of one count of rape and one count of sexual activity with a child in relation to that complainant, and found guilty of one count of rape against another complainant.
A not guilty verdict on one of the rape charges in relation to the first complainant was previously returned after the prosecution offered no evidence.
All charges, which the defendant denied, are alleged to have taken place between January 1 2018 to April 2 2024.
The defendant changed his name to Gwyn Samuels in December 2024.
Throughout the trial jurors were told the defendant, who still identified as male at the time of the alleged offences, would be referred to by their biological sex throughout the trial when discussing the allegations.
In the last few weeks, Amersham Law Courts heard that the defendant assaulted the first alleged victim multiple times while she was between the ages of 12 and 18.
Jurors were told Bubb was violent towards the girl when he raped and sexually abused her in her early teens - with the victim telling police he choked and punched her.
The two met on video chat site Omegle in 2018, when the complainant was 12 years old and the defendant was about 21, before meeting in person for the first time at a Christian festival a few months later.
She told police she had said to the defendant that she was five years older than she actually was when they first met, but insisted that a number of incidents while they were together would have meant he knew she was under the age of consent.
The girl said the defendant looked "paranoid" when he was with her, and she was being "hidden" when they were in public together - telling police her festival colour-coded child wristband was clearly on show.
Bubb's first victim also said the defendant spoke "a lot about the powers he had" in his role with the Met as a special constable.
The court also heard the officer raped a second complainant, a woman he met when she had just turned 18, while he was in an on-off relationship with her between January 2018 and February 2023.
The victim said Bubb used "BDSM and kink as a way of creating control" over her.
She said the defendant would "use police training techniques" on her, telling police: "The control, the power he got, it sure as hell wasn't consensual."
Bubb, who is now 27, started training with the Met in 2020.
Simon Stancome, Operational Command Unit Commander for the anti-corruption and abuse command at the Metropolitan Police, said:
“The actions of Bubb are completely despicable, and I commend the victim-survivors for their bravery in coming forward, ultimately leading to this conviction today.
“Bubb was immediately suspended as a volunteer police officer as soon as we became aware of these very serious allegations . No complaints had previously been made about Bubb’s conduct while performing his duties as a Special Constable. Now criminal proceedings have concluded we can proceed with seeking dismissal.”
After weeks of evidence, a jury was sent out to deliberate on Wednesday afternoon (27/08), before handing their verdict, while a sentencing date will soon be set.