Former WA police officer given 30 years for drugging and raping 13 women over a decade

For almost two hours, the court heard on Tuesday how Moore stupefied his victims with an unknown substance, raped them with bondage accoutrements and fruit and vegetables, and at times coerced them into bestiality.

The horrific assaults were filmed, categorised and stored by Moore who then used the footage for his own sexual gratification. Some of the victims were unaware of the crimes against them until shown vision from storage devices retrieved by police.

Survivors in the court gallery broke down in tears as the sentence was handed down.

During sentencing, Moore was described as depraved and a misogynist who led a double life. The case was not comparable to any other in the state, Troy said.

During one violent sex assaults in 2010, Moore was dressed in his police uniform and had offered to help the victim move into her house after meeting her on the dating website RSVP.

The judge said Moore had used his job as a police officer to both deceive and facilitate his offending during his sex spree.

Moore raped and beat his victims in their homes, his car and in hotel rooms. He was found guilty of 74 counts of intentionally stupefying his victims.

Troy said the victims were deprived of the safety and sanctuary they should have felt by being in their own homes.

In 2019, Moore served six months in jail after officers investigating the case discovered Moore had used police computers to stalk his victims.

Troy said that the community owes the 12th victim an enormous debt of gratitude that she had the courage to report the assault knowing the sickening and violent images would be seen by police.

Because of his former police position, Moore will serve his 30 years in a special protection unit. This means he will spend less time out of his cell compared with other prisoners.

But the judge said that he did not accept the contention that more than half of the victims were willing participants and found that only one woman expressed she wanted to partake in some of these types of sexual acts.

Moore will serve a minimum of 18 years before being eligible for parole.