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| Police official cleared of rape | Police official cleared of rape |
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| A senior police official has been cleared of raping a woman he met in a Swansea bar. | A senior police official has been cleared of raping a woman he met in a Swansea bar. |
| Greg Jones, 39, had denied three charges of rape, insisting he had "vigorous and consensual" sex with the complainant in September 2006. | Greg Jones, 39, had denied three charges of rape, insisting he had "vigorous and consensual" sex with the complainant in September 2006. |
| A jury at Swansea Crown Court returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty after a two-week trial. | A jury at Swansea Crown Court returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty after a two-week trial. |
| Mr Jones, director of human resources at South Wales Police, was also cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm. | Mr Jones, director of human resources at South Wales Police, was also cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm. |
| During the trial, the prosecution claimed Mr Jones, of Sketty, Swansea, put the woman through an hour-long sexual assault at a house after a night out. | During the trial, the prosecution claimed Mr Jones, of Sketty, Swansea, put the woman through an hour-long sexual assault at a house after a night out. |
| The jury heard he met the woman at a bar in the city last September when he was out celebrating a friend's 40th birthday. | The jury heard he met the woman at a bar in the city last September when he was out celebrating a friend's 40th birthday. |
| He and a friend had paired off with the alleged victim and her female friend at the end of the evening. | He and a friend had paired off with the alleged victim and her female friend at the end of the evening. |
| 'Rough sex' | |
| The four had taken a taxi to the Swansea home of the complainant's friend, where the woman said she was raped. | The four had taken a taxi to the Swansea home of the complainant's friend, where the woman said she was raped. |
| The woman claimed that she made it clear she was not interested in sex, but as she sipped a coffee in the kitchen Mr Jones kissed her on the neck and then became aggressive and raped her three times. | The woman claimed that she made it clear she was not interested in sex, but as she sipped a coffee in the kitchen Mr Jones kissed her on the neck and then became aggressive and raped her three times. |
| The trial was told that the woman had bruising in 24 places on her body. | The trial was told that the woman had bruising in 24 places on her body. |
| But Mr Jones told the court that he and the woman had "consensual" sex three times at the friend's house. | But Mr Jones told the court that he and the woman had "consensual" sex three times at the friend's house. |
| Under cross-examination from Dyfed Thomas, prosecuting, Mr Jones agreed that the term "rough sex" could be used to describe what they did together. | Under cross-examination from Dyfed Thomas, prosecuting, Mr Jones agreed that the term "rough sex" could be used to describe what they did together. |
| He said that several falls during the last time they had sex could explain the bruising. | He said that several falls during the last time they had sex could explain the bruising. |