Sex-on-duty officers in force ban

TWO police officers have been barred from their force for gross misconduct after meeting for sex sessions in a squad car while on duty.

The Gwent Police officers were caught when their secret meet-ups were recorded by their police car GPS devices.

A panel heard the pair would separately drive their cars to remote areas so they could meet when they were supposed to be working.

A disciplinary hearing was told the male officer – named only as Mr A – received oral sex from his female colleague in a police car.

But the cars’ data trackers were recording their movements and tracked their secret trysts.

The pair have been barred from the police force after a disciplinary panel found allegations against both officers proven and amounting to gross misconduct.

The pair, referred to only as Mr A and Ms B in the hearing, would have been dismissed but left the force when the allegations came to light.

Panel chairman Christopher McKay criticised their “deplorable” behaviour. He added: “All the contact Mr A had with Ms B was during working hours when he was on duty.

“The fact he was with Ms B in remote locations is likely to have prohibited his ability to respond to calls. Ms B sought to minimise her own responsibility for her actions and sought to blame Mr A. She was not a victim but a willing participant.”

Earlier, presenting officer Jonathan Walter said their secret relationship came to light after anonymous phone calls were made to the force.

Mr A admitted two allegations against him amounted to gross misconduct.

Ms B admitted meeting Mr A while he was on duty and to sending a sexualised photograph to Mr A while on duty.

She denied sexual contact with Mr A while on duty and argued that her actions amounted only to misconduct. However, that allegation was found proven by the panel, who found it also amounted to gross misconduct. An allegation that Ms B had taken an X-rated picture while on duty was also found proven but found to amount to misconduct.