Police officer accused of raping teenage girl, Cardiff court hears

Retired detective Colin John Hart denies abusing girl and using truncheon to perform sex act A police officer is accused of raping a teenager and performing a sex act on her using his truncheon, a court has heard. Colin John Hart, 61, a retired south Wales and Gwent detective, is on trial at Cardiff crown court accused of abusing the schoolgirl between 1988 and 1991.