Ex-Met Volunteer Officer Branded 'Monster' by Victims in Emotional Court Hearing

A sexual predator who served as a volunteer Metropolitan Police officer has been labelled a monster by his victims during a powerful sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court. James Bubb, 28, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, sat silently as two victims delivered blistering accounts of the harm he inflicted.

Victims Confront Their Abuser in Court

One victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, directly addressed Samuels in a voice that sometimes broke with emotion. She branded him a "highly manipulative, narcissistic, grandiose and extremely dangerous individual" who groomed her online before sexually assaulting her when she was just 12 years old.

"When the Metropolitan Police service hired you as a special constable, you swore under oath to protect the public and to give everything you had to fulfil your duties in safeguarding the most vulnerable of people," she told the court. "Yet, before you headed to the police station, and put on your uniform, you would make sure to get your fill of perversion, attempts at power, sickness and relentless abuse."

The victim, now aged 20, revealed that Samuels would "frequently bring up" his role as a police officer to control her and justify inducing fear. She described developing complex PTSD and an inability to trust others, stating: "I can barely trust anybody any more."

Details of the Crimes and Trial

Jurors at Samuels' trial last summer heard disturbing evidence of the offences:

Samuels was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child under 13.
He sexually assaulted the girl in public shortly before her 13th birthday, only pulling up his trousers when a dog walker passed by.
The victim reported that Samuels was violent during the abuse, choking and punching her.
He was also convicted of raping a second victim, a woman he met online when she had just turned 18.
All offences occurred between January 2018 and April 2024.

The court heard that Samuels met the first victim on the chat website Omegle in 2018, with their first in-person meeting occurring months later at a Christian festival. The second victim described how Samuels took advantage of her as a "vulnerable 18 year-old," becoming pregnant and later miscarrying.

Impact on the Victims

The emotional toll on both victims was laid bare during the hearing. The first victim explained that she initially made excuses for Samuels' behaviour but now recognises "it was never love, only ill intentions." She even slept in one of his blue hooded tops for two weeks after his arrest, describing herself as "trauma-bonded" to him.

"I vividly remember being 12, already traumatised, already feeling that there was no real way out," she said. "No child should ever be made to feel that way, let alone by a police officer, an adult, a trusted person."

The second victim, speaking from behind a curtain, revealed that Samuels told her she was "unlovable and no-one would want me." She described attempts to leave the relationship where Samuels would take her keys or drag her back, leaving her feeling it was better to stay. He also threatened her with 999 calls and being sectioned.

Legal Proceedings and Sentencing

During the trial, the defendant was referred to by his biological sex, but Judge Francis Sheridan stated during Friday's sentencing hearing that since transitioning, they should be known as Gwyn Samuels. Samuels was found guilty of:

One count of raping a child under 13
One count of sexual activity with a child
One count of assault of a child under 13 by penetration
One count of assault by penetration
One count of rape against another complainant

He was found not guilty of one count of rape and one count of sexual activity with a child in relation to the first complainant. Samuels, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, is scheduled to be sentenced at the same court next Friday.

The victims' courageous statements highlighted the profound betrayal of trust by someone sworn to protect the public, with one concluding: "The same man that served the public, served nothing but evil behind closed doors."