33 year old Dion Arnold has been found guilty of four charges of rape, two charges of assault by penetration and two charges of sexual assault with the offences committed between March 2023 and March 2025.
He was attached to South West Basic Command Unit which covers Wandsworth, Richmond, Merton and Kingston.
Arnold targeted women by abusing his position of trust and making them feel that they had no choice but to submit to his sexual demands.
There is no indication, however, that Arnold met any of the complainants through his roles with the police.
Arnold is due to be sentenced on Monday, June 22nd.
Chief Superintendent Dan Knowles, who leads policing in the South West where PC Arnold worked, said: “The victim-survivors in this case have shown enormous courage by coming forward and reporting PC Arnold’s crimes to police, as well as giving evidence in court.
“Their testimony has played a crucial part in his conviction and in ensuring that he won’t be able to treat any other woman in this deplorable way.
“We are sickened that PC Arnold carried out these horrendous crimes while serving as a police officer in the Met, something he deliberately told the victim-survivors from the outset so that they would have more trust in him.
“We do not underestimate the impact that cases like this have on the confidence that women and girls have in our organisation but would encourage anyone in a similar situation to report allegations.
“As part of our unprecedented drive to improve standards, we have grown our professional standards teams over the last three years to ensure we are robust in investigating matters at the earliest opportunity. We have invested in more officers who are specifically and proactively focused on uncovering and dealing with wrongdoing, including our specialist Public Protection team.”
