Overview
- DC David Lavery gave evidence, tearfully denying asking a female colleague for sex and saying any invitation to his home was innocently meant or a joke.
- He admitted making loud, inappropriate comments on a train about a “sex chair” after a team day out in York, but said the topic arose from colleagues’ running jokes about his home.
- The complainant told the panel he asked if she would have “sexual intercourse” on the Metro and said she kicked him in the shin because the remarks made her uncomfortable.
- Colleague DC Kyle Wilson testified Lavery talked about a “sex room” and a “sex chair” on the journey, prompting passengers and officers to move away.
- The panel is considering three alleged breaches of professional standards that, if proven, could amount to gross misconduct and lead to dismissal.