Despite being detained at a police station for five hours, no further action was pursued due to insufficient evidence.
It was not until 2023, when a second woman came forward with a rape allegation, that specialist sexual crime officers launched a full investigation.
Petrie was arrested, charged and suspended in December of that year, before retiring from the force 12 months later.
Sentencing him, Judge Watson told Petrie he had read “the eloquent and moving descriptions provided by both of the women”, praising their “remarkable courage” throughout the court proceedings.
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