Ex-police officer simulated rape with vulnerable woman
AFORMER Avon and Somerset police constable who left a vulnerable woman feeling “worthless” after he convinced her to engage in a simulated rape has been barred from the profession.
PC Alexander Alderson, who was based in Weston-super-Mare, met the woman online and went to her home to engage in sexual activity called consensual nonconsent sex.
The woman, Miss L, a former domestic violence victim who suffers from a number of mental health issues including bipolar, borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, told a police misconduct hearing that she agreed to play the part of a rape victim as a form of self-harm “a bit like if I used a knife to cut myself”.
Alderson also sent her three sexually explicit images of himself while on duty wearing a stab-proof vest at Weston Gateway police station in January 2023, along with “degrading and demeaning” messages about his other sexual encounters.
The woman said in her statement: “When I met Alexander Alderson I was very unwell. He objectified me and I allowed him to do it.
“I feel regret, guilt and worthlessness because I allowed him to do that to me.
“He harmed me and didn’t care. I told him about my PTSD and history of domestic violence and he didn’t care.
“All he cared about was getting his perverted sexual needs met. He has no humanity. He wants to treat women as objects he can abuse.”
Miss L said she would never call the police if she needed help. She said: “Every time I hear police sirens I’m worried.
“I feel that all male police officers are perverts. What PC Alderson did to me harmed me and it continues to harm me whenever I think about it.
“He opened my eyes to what the male officers are in the police force. He is corrupt and I feel the entire force is corrupt.”
Solicitor Yolanda Pons, representing the constabulary, said the ex-constable, who did not attend and was not represented, admitted all the allegations, gross misconduct and breaching the standards of professional behaviour for police.
Chief Constable Sarah Crew, chairing the hearing on Tuesday found gross misconduct proven and ruled that the officer would have been sacked without notice had he not resigned last May, three months after being suspended.
Assistant Chief Constable Joanne Hall said afterwards: “This former officer’s actions were disgraceful and abhorrent, exacerbated by the fact he knew the woman to be vulnerable and he failed to safeguard her. He’s grossly betrayed the values and standards of behaviour expected of him, and as a result he’s now barred from holding a position in policing and law enforcement again.
“The public should be assured that we are committed to rooting out those who have no place in policing.”