Acting police inspector ‘was powerless to stop drunken woman straddling him and trying to have sex as he drove her home after she was thrown out of nightclub ‘
- Sgt Lee Cocking, 40, from Chedding, Somerset is standing trial for misconduct
- He claims the drunk woman ‘launched’ herself at him after he drove her home
- Prosecutor: ‘He claims there was nothing he could do… not a jot, not a thing’
A married policeman who had a sexual encounter with a drunken woman in his work car has told a jury that he was powerless to stop it.
Sgt Lee Cocking, 40, is standing re-trial for misconduct over the incident on Christmas Eve 2017, after he drove the woman home whilst on duty in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
He claims that during the journey, the drunken woman overpowered him to strip off, tell him she felt like ‘being dirty’, unzip his flies, ‘stimulate’ his penis and insert it into her as she straddled him.
He then went onto to tell the jury at Gloucester Crown Court that sex did not continue as he was suffering flashbacks from stressful work situations, making him ‘muddled’ and was ‘not interested’ in her.
After the incident he took her number, dropped her home and threw away a shoe she had left in the car.
Sgt Lee Cocking, who had served as a police officer for 20 years told a jury he was powerless to stop the drunk woman’s advances
He returned to the police station at 4:14am – one hour after he had left for the ten minute ride – where he called her, but has not disclosed what was discussed.
The officer sobbed throughout much of his original trial, which ended with a hung jury, as he described the encounter as ‘like an out of body experience’.
He said he repeatedly told the woman he couldn’t have sex with her because he could lose his job and had a family.
But he claims that the woman continued to say she felt like ‘being naughty’ and that she wanted him to ‘f***’ her.
He said of her climbing on top of him that he: ‘didn’t see it coming’ and that ‘she forced herself on me. She just launched herself across the car.’
He met the woman after she was told to leave Skinny Dippers nightclub in Weston-Super-Mare for being too drunk and offered her a lift home.
Sgt Cocking gave the woman a lift home after she was thrown out of Skinny Dippers nightclub in Weston-Super-Mare for being too drunk
Michael Mather-Lees, prosecuting said: ‘Sgt Cocking gives a lift to a drunken woman after he had calmed her down outside a night club in Weston.
‘Sgt Cocking said he was powerless to refuse the woman’s advances.
‘He later claimed that he was sexually assaulted by her and he was unable to stop her because he was having post traumatic disorder flashbacks and this ultimately stopped him from having full sexual intercourse.
‘Sgt Cocking had all the equipment necessary required to help him in various situations that included an emergency radio on his chest, yet he didn’t use his common sense to stop.
‘He also claimed that the woman wasn’t that drunk.’
Mr Mather-Lees went on to describe the woman as being in a ‘state worse for wear’ and ‘vulnerable’.
He continued: ‘However Sgt Cocking capitalises on the situation. The woman is no angel and she starts taking off her jeans.
‘His account is that he didn’t notice her taking her clothes off as he drove along. You may think that is somewhat fanciful.
‘Sgt Cocking had a number of options at this point, including stopping the car or returning to the police station.
‘But he did neither and continued driving along the coast road.
‘Sgt Cocking says that she was screaming for him to stop the car only for her to straddle him, undoes his flies and takes out his penis and insert it into her vagina.
‘If Sgt Cocking felt he was in trouble he could have used the emergency radio which would have transmitted everything that was being said.
‘He claims that there was nothing he could do about it, he says, not a jot, not a thing.
‘This is an officer with considerable experience who doubtless has come across many, many difficult situations in his career.’
Sgt Cocking, who had served as an officer for 20 years told the court that he was suffering anxiety after being told his role would change due to restructuring.
The trial continues and is expected to last two weeks.
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