Case one
A police officer faced a total of 11 misconduct claims, including allegations of abuse, sexual harassment and assault, fraud, improper disclosure of information and distribution of an explicit image of himself. He is still serving. The case, Casey says, underscores the fact that the allegations are considered separately rather than together, as they would be in a criminal case. He initially faced allegations of harassment and assault and then four months later a “more serious case of assault” was received, the report said. A month later another claim was made and about six months later another sexual assault claim. More claims followed, including fraud. After several months have passed, a number of allegations are dismissed by Met disciplinary investigators and no action is taken. However, two cases remain open and a new assault complaint has been received. Almost two years after receiving the first allegations of misconduct, a new claim of improper disclosure of information was received against the same officer. Fast forward a few months, now more than two years since the first claims, and the allegations of harassment and assault are confirmed. He receives a final warning, but then new allegations are received from when the officer was on duty, alleging sexual harassment, sexual assault, gender discrimination and abuse of power. There are more allegations of sexual assault and one of sexual harassment. More than two years after the first claims, some are being dismissed and new ones are being received, including a tenth set of claims involving “harassment and distribution of an explicit image of himself,” Casey said. At this stage, the allegation of improper disclosure of information is dismissed, but the allegations of harassment, sexual violence and gender discrimination are still under investigation. Then there are new sex offense allegations and he is arrested, and this is still under investigation. However, the following month sees no action on other claims and on other allegations a disciplinary hearing issues a formal sanction but he is allowed to keep his job. More allegations are dismissed and the officer’s last contact with the Met disciplinary system sees him referred for “reflective practice”, Casey notes. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Case 2
A police officer faces six charges, including discrimination, oppressive behavior and harassment. Some are related to a WhatsApp group. Casey notes: “The officer received two final written warnings in 10 years, received a non-response case on all three cases and one case remains open.” He is still serving.
Case 3
Casey said another officer is still serving and faces: “Seven misconduct charges … for corrupt practices, traffic violations, failure to protect while on duty, domestic assault, sexual assault and domestic abuse and disrespect and disparaging behavior.” The officer has taken management action three times, reflective practice once and has taken no case to respond decisions on the other three occasions. The officer serves in the Metropolitan Police.”
