Ryan Theaker, a 30-year-old former constable with Merseyside Police, was sentenced to 11 years in prison plus five years on license for raping a woman in a hotel room in 2023. During his trial at Liverpool Crown Court, the victim, who secretly recorded the attack, called Theaker a "monster" and testified about the severe psychological harm he inflicted upon her. Judge Brian Cummings noted that Theaker's actions led to the victim attempting suicide in 2024. Additionally, Theaker resigned from the police force in August 2025 following misconduct related to sharing videos with a WhatsApp group.
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In August 2024, Ryan Theaker, a 30-year-old former Merseyside Police constable from Netherton, was convicted of raping a woman he knew for over 80 minutes in a Liverpool hotel room in 2023. During the rape, she secretly recorded him saying "get off me" more than 300 times. Theaker demanded naked photos and used sex toys against her will. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison with an extended five-year license period, labeled a dangerous offender by Judge Brian Cummings KC at Liverpool Crown Court. The victim testified that his actions caused severe psychological harm and led to a suicide attempt, declaring "monsters never win."
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A police officer who raped a woman in a hotel room has been branded a 'monster' as he is jailed for 11 years.
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Ryan Theaker, 30, was a serving constable with Merseyside Police when he subjected the woman to an 80-minute ordeal in a hotel room in 2023.
The victim, who was known to the defendant, secretly made an audio recording of the events on her mobile phone, which was later played in 'harrowing' evidence to jurors at Liverpool Crown Court.
Taking to the stand, the victim told the court that 'people like him have no place in society' and that 'his actions will always impact my life'.
Judge Brian Cummings KC told Theaker that he had inflicted 'severe psychological harm' on the woman and was in 'large measure' responsible for her suicide attempt in 2024.
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In August, Theaker, of Netherton, Merseyside, was convicted of one count of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration.
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On Thursday, his victim told the court: 'I still struggle to understand how he was able to go into work, arrest someone for a crime that was less or the same as what he had done to me and still be proud to wear that uniform.
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He didn't deserve to be in the police.
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He didn't deserve his nice house.
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He didn't deserve his nice new car.
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Ryan Theaker, 30, was a serving constable with Merseyside Police when he subjected the woman to an 80-minute ordeal in a hotel room in 2023
Theaker was sentenced to 11 years in prison wit a further five years on licence
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I always thought when I was younger that monsters were big horrible nasty creatures who weren't even real.
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I remember reading a post that said, "even Scooby-Doo taught us the real monsters were always the people".
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The monster never wins.
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It is true his actions will always impact my life.
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I'll always be physically and emotionally damaged.
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He wasn't successful in fully breaking me.
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Of course, I have to rebuild pieces that he did manage to break but those pieces are so much stronger than before.
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The judge imposed an extended licence period of five years and said the defendant must serve at least two-thirds of his sentence in custody before he could be considered for release by the Parole Board.
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The court heard the defendant had since accepted he had committed the sexual offences although his recollection was 'limited' because of his intoxication by alcohol.
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Jenny Tallentyre, defending, said: 'He has begun to reflect on the impact of his behaviour on her.
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He has talked about his own shame and embarrassment.
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He has acknowledged his behaviour on the night was unacceptable.'
Theaker was described as an 'excellent police officer' who received a commendation in 2020 and was nominated for a bravery award last year.
He resigned from the force in August 2025 ahead of a misconduct hearing into his sharing of two videos in a WhatsApp group in 2021 that were 'ableist in nature', said Merseyside Police.
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Those videos were unrelated to the rape investigation and emerged after his mobile phone was seized for examination.
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The matter was found proven at the level of gross misconduct, and it was determined he would have been dismissed if he had still been serving.
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Following sentencing, Assistant Chief Constable Karen Jaundrill said: 'The behaviour for which Theaker has been convicted and sentenced has no place in society, and certainly not within policing.
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'I want to be clear that his contemptible behaviour is in no way representative of the attitude or behaviour of officers and staff at Merseyside Police.
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Theaker's former colleagues, and the force, have all been left shocked and disgusted by his actions and the long-term impact they have had on his victim.
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'Clearly we now know this man was not fit to be a police officer, and it is right that he is no longer part of the force.'
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