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The British police officer who was extradited to Antigua last year pleaded not guilty to rape in the High Court today.<\/p>

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It is alleged that while on vacation in 2015, he met with a foreign student studying here and raped her in Falmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, before the suspected police officer could be apprehended he went back to the UK.<\/p>

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No date was set for his trial but High Court Judge, Justice Iain Morley indicated that he intends to deal with the matter as soon as possible.<\/p>

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The accused is being detained at the former U.S Air Force Base facilities in accordance with the extradition agreement.<\/p>\n

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