’I didn’t think anyone would believe a man was a domestic violence victim’

You see a different side to them when you go out with a police officer.

“You expect them to protect you but instead she used my vulnerability as a way to control me.”

The security officer met the PC on a job where they exchanged numbers before meeting up alone.

“If I didn’t kiss her ‘right,’ she would slap me. That’s what happened the first time and often what would cause arguments,” he said.

“She used to tell me ‘I’ll hit you where it won’t bruise’ and she would flick my ears because the cartilage wouldn’t bruise.

“Then she’d say ‘I didn’t even hit you that hard’ or ‘it’s all in your head, it never happened.’

“She stopped me from doing activities, like playing pool. If I went to the pub, she’d be in a bad mood. If I shaved, she’d ask why and who for.

“She used to tell me that if we had a baby together, it would give me something to live for so I just went along with it.

“When you are that low, you start thinking, ‘Yeah, they know what they’re talking about, I don’t.’

“She was so controlling in the bedroom, I was scared to get aroused. She made me come off my medication, which can limit your sex drive, for a few months to conceive.”

The PC fell pregnant two years into the relationship and moved into her partner’s house while heavily pregnant.

The father-of-three said: “When things went south after I came off my medication, she spoke to the crisis team on my behalf, telling me she wouldn’t let them section me because she was a police officer.

“She would come to my GP appointments and made out she was looking after me but behind closed doors, she wasn’t.

“She made me feel like I needed her and I