‘Stag night cop said he was excited about his wedding before he assaulted woman in the sea’

A Met Police sergeant on his stag night told a woman he was very excited about his forthcoming wedding seconds before he raped her in the sea at Brighton, a court heard. Laurence Knight, 34, allegedly carried out the attack during his stag-do after his group were entertained by strippers at their AirBnb in the Sussex resort. Knight had met the 21-year-old in Brighton town centre on 17 July 2021 while social distancing rules were still in place due to…