Rapist Met PC who told victim ‘you’ve met the devil’ jailed for life

Cliff Mitchell was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court (Pictures: Met Police)

A rapist Met Police officer who told one victim ‘you’ve met the devil’ as he tied her up and threatened to stab her during a harrowing attack has been jailed for life.

Cliff Mitchell, 24, was found guilty of 10 counts of rape, three counts of rape of a child under 13, one count of kidnap and breach of a non-molestation order following a trial at Croydon Crown Court.

One woman said she was approached by Mitchell in September 2023 and forced at knifepoint into his Audi, adding that he taunted nobody would believe her because of his job.

In a tearful interview, she told detectives: ‘He was saying that he knew how to get rid of bodies because he was a police officer.’

The woman said Mitchell laughed at her when she cried, describing how ‘it was like a game to him’.

She managed to escape by saying she had to get out of the car because she felt sick.

The court has heard that she was seen running through traffic by members of the public.

Mitchell had previously been subject to a rape investigation in 2017, which had resulted in no further action (Picture: Met Police)

Mitchell had previously been subject to a rape investigation in 2017, which had resulted in no further action.

But following his arrest, the case was reinvestigated which resulted in Mitchell being charged with an additional three counts of rape of a child under 13 and three counts of rape.

Those six charges relate to a second victim and occurred between 2014 and 2017.

Mitchell, of Wandsworth, south-west London, was a PC in the Met’s West Area Basic Command Unit.

He was serving in Hounslow when a number of the offences were committed. He was suspended from the force after the allegations came to light and has since been dismissed.

Former Met officer Cliff Mitchell, 24, was found guilty of 13 counts of rape, including three against a child under 13 (Picture: Met Police)

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy described Mitchell’s actions as ‘deplorable’.

He continued: ‘This is a truly shocking case and I am sickened by Mitchell’s abhorrent behaviour and the pain he has caused the victims, who have shown enormous bravery by coming forward and giving evidence in court.

‘Mitchell not only carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against both of his victims, but he told one of them she would never be believed due to the fact he was a police officer.

‘This brazen abuse of power makes Mitchell’s actions all the more deplorable.’

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