A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Rupert Edwards, is convicted of raping a woman in connection with an incident reported to have taken place in January 2018. Multiple outlets report that he is found guilty at trial and will now face an accelerated misconduct hearing. The misconduct process is described as being expedited, suggesting it will proceed more quickly than standard disciplinary timelines. The conviction is linked to an alleged sexual assault on New Year’s Day, according to reporting from both sources. The Mirror characterizes the offence as a rape after an after-party, and says the misconduct hearing is expected to follow his conviction. The Evening Standard similarly reports the guilty verdict and the plan for an accelerated misconduct hearing. The reporting focuses on the outcome of the criminal case and the next steps within the police professional standards process. No additional details about sentencing, the full timeline of events, or the hearing date are included in the provided excerpts.