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Former Bedfordshire Police radio dispatcher jailed for seven years for rape
Overview
Harry Blumire, a former police radio dispatcher for Bedfordshire Police, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of rape, sexual assault, actual bodily harm, and intentional strangulation against a woman in her 20s.
Key points
- Harry Blumire, 24, was jailed for a total of seven years at Leicester Crown Court.
- The offences took place between August 2023 and May 2024.
- Blumire was arrested in June 2024, immediately suspended, and dismissed from the police force in September 2024.
- He attempted to use his position as a police staff member to dissuade the victim from reporting the crimes.
- Sentences for his additional convictions of sexual assault, actual bodily harm, and intentional strangulation will run concurrently.