Overview
- He retired at midnight roughly ten hours before the disciplinary hearing, which then ruled he would have been dismissed had he still been serving.
- The panel found his conduct was sexually motivated, exploited a rank-based power imbalance, and sought an inappropriate relationship with a junior colleague.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct investigated and he has been placed on the College of Policing barred list, with the watchdog calling the behaviour unacceptable.
- After denying wrongdoing during the investigation, he told GMP on November 17 that he would admit a revised charge in full.
- Evidence presented said he obtained the officer’s personal number, sent unsolicited photos of his penis and face on more than two occasions, sought meetings outside work, and was suspended in October 2022.