Met Police officer from Buckinghamshire denies sharing serious sexual assault footage

Pc Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao, 32, is facing two charges of misconduct

Westminster Magistrates Court, London, UK. 12th August 2024. Police officer, Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao, leaving Westminster Magistrates Court - holding the book 'Credible and True' - where he attended a hearing following the charge of two counts of misconduct in public office. The charges relate to inappropriately possessing and sharing CCTV images concerning the alleged rape of one woman and the rape of another.
Author: George Lithgow, PAPublished 12th Aug 2024

A Metropolitan Police officer has denied sharing CCTV images of a woman being raped.

Pc Adam Aspinall Da Encarnacao, 32, is facing two charges of misconduct.

The charges relate to the inappropriate possession and sharing of images concerning the alleged rape of one woman and the rape of another.

One of the women is Natalie Shotter, 37, who died on July 17 2021 in Southall Park after a night out with friends.

The second woman has been informed, a spokesperson for the Met confirmed.

Aspinall Da Encarnacao, who is attached to the Met's policing team in West Area, has been suspended from duty.

He appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court holding a copy of the book Credible And True: The Political And Personal Memoir of K Harvey Proctor, a former Conservative member of parliament.

Aspinall Da Encarnacao, of Buckinghamshire, was arrested on September 12 2022 and immediately suspended from duty. He was then charged with two counts of misconduct in public office on July 3.

He will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on September 9, having pleaded not guilty to both charges.

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