Dangerous Met Special Constable Samuels convicted in multiple sexual offences

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

A volunteer Metropolitan Police Special Constable, Gwyn Samuels, formerly known as James Bubb, was convicted on Thursday, of heinous sexual crimes, including the rape of a child under 13, sending shockwaves through London and Buckinghamshire communities.

The 27-year-old, who now identifies as a transgender woman, was found guilty of five serious offences following a gripping trial at Amersham Law Courts, exposing a chilling abuse of power and trust.

The Thames Valley Police-led investigation, which culminated in a trial starting August 11, revealed a pattern of predatory behaviour spanning January 2018 to April 2024.

Samuels, who began volunteering with the Met’s Central West team in September 2020, was off-duty during the incidents but allegedly used his police role to intimidate victims.

One victim, a 12-year-old girl, was groomed with Samuels professing “love” before subjecting her to violent sexual assaults, including choking and punching, in a public attack just before her 13th birthday.

A second victim, an 18-year-old woman, endured rape during an on-off relationship, with Samuels reportedly employing police restraint techniques to exert control, leaving her to declare, “It sure as hell wasn’t consensual.”

The jury delivered a damning verdict, convicting Samuels of one count each of raping a child under 13, sexual activity with a child, assault of a child under 13 by penetration, and assault by penetration against the younger victim, alongside one count of rape against the second victim.

Two charges-one count of rape and one of sexual activity with a child, were dismissed in relation to the first victim after six hours and 32 minutes of deliberation.

Samuels, of High Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, showed no emotion as the verdicts were read but sobbed uncontrollably afterward, according to court reports.

Simon Stancome, Operational Command Unit Commander for the Met’s anti-corruption and abuse command, branded Samuels’ actions “completely despicable,” praising the “bravery of victim-survivors” whose courage secured the conviction.

Samuels was suspended from volunteer duties on April 30, 2024, immediately after his arrest, with no prior complaints about his conduct as a constable.

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards is now moving to dismiss him, with sentencing pending at Amersham Law Courts.

The case has sparked outrage, with Detective Constable Kirsty Pendle of Thames Valley Police labeling Samuels a “dangerous, predatory sex offender” and urging anyone with information to contact authorities, citing Operation Aspect.

The NSPCC condemned Samuels, stating, “As a special constable, Bubb should have been someone who could be relied on to keep children safe.”