Hawke's Bay police officer Adam Dunnett's five-day trial finished in Napier yesterday, with a verdict on his nine sex charges expected by the end of the month.
The 37-year-old Flaxmere constable was highly emotional towards the end of the trial when he took to the witness stand in his defence and denied the nine counts of indecent assault against five teenage girls.
In total, the Crown alleged there were five different incidents, four occurring at the Ocean Beach Surf Club and one at the Taradale Fire Station, between May 2011 and New Year's Day 2013.
Judge Les Atkins QC heard the final submissions from Crown prosecutor Gavin Thornton and defence lawyer Jonathan Krebs.
Mr Thornton said the five teenage girls had given their evidence in a "highly emotional nature", which was particularly hard given they "trusted and looked up to" Dunnett.