SICK cops were let off with a written warning after they said they wanted to rape and murder a victim of crime. The Metropolitan Police officers were found to have sent each other disgusting messages where they discussed only helping victims in exchange for sex acts. But cop bosses let them off with a warning […]
SICK cops were let off with a written warning after they said they wanted to rape and murder a victim of crime.
The Metropolitan Police officers were found to have sent each other disgusting messages where they discussed only helping victims in exchange for sex acts.
But cop bosses let them off with a warning after a hearing of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in November last year.
The three officers’ behaviour was assessed as “misconduct” and they received written warnings.
An official report published last month revealed one officer said “he may be arrested for ‘rape or murder’ of a woman that evening”.
He also suggested to another officer that they arrange to have sex with a victim of crime together the next time they were on night duty, and suggested informing the victim that they would only report her allegation in exchange for a sexual act.
Another cop exchanged text messages with the an officer in which he suggested getting a woman so drunk that she would have sex with them both.
A source said: “All of these officers could very well still be serving as police officers who are responsible for public protection and safety. This is deeply disturbing.”
The IOPC launched the investigation in January 2018 following a voluntary referral by the Met after phone messages were accidentally disclosed to third parties as part of a separate Surrey Police investigation.
Two other officers were also involved in the investigation for sending a series of text messages which contained offensive references to people with disabilities, sexism, paedophilia, racism and homophobia. They were also given written warnings.
The officers involved were from the Aviation Policing Command, the South West BCU and Specialist Crime North sections of the Metropolitan Police.
It comes after The Sun discovered nearly six hundred Met cops were investigated for sexual harassment in just five years.
Horrifying figures show more than 100 serving officers were accused of sexual harassment, sexual assault or other sexual conduct each year between 2013 and 2018.
And 306 of the 597 complaints came from members of the public.
Commander Paul Betts, of the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards, said: “The actions of these officers fell well below the standards expected by the Met. That was true in 2009 and is still true now.
“Not only were many of the messages deeply offensive and totally unacceptable, by their very nature they undermine trust and confidence in policing.
“Although this misconduct happened several years ago and the panel had considered the officers’ good service over the past ten years, we will put in place any further learning, development and reflection that may be appropriate to ensure that communities can have confidence in these officers.”
When asked about the 597 complaints, a Met Police spokesman said: “The Metropolitan Police Service employs more than 40,000 officers and staff, and expects the highest standards from its employees.
“While the allegations involve a small percentage of staff, we acknowledge the impact any offence will have on those involved and will continue to take all allegations of this nature extremely seriously.
“It is clear this type of conduct has no place within the organisation. If standards are proven to have fallen below what is expected, we take appropriate action to ensure both accountability and that lessons are learnt from each case.”
All of these officers could very well still be serving as police officers who are responsible for public protection and safety. This is deeply disturbing.
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Katie Russell, national spokesperson for Rape Crisis England & Wales said: “It is extremely disturbing that material as misogynistic and sexually violent as this, exchanged between serving police officers about a victim of crime, should be responded to with a written warning alone.
“What recent cases have highlighted is how hateful, sexist and dehumanising attitudes like these towards women are part of a very real continuum of violence against women and girls at the extreme of which is their rape and murder.
“Attitudes like these cannot be tolerated within any criminal justice agency if we’re to stand a hope of justice outcomes improving or more victims and survivors feeling confident to report.
“Written warnings are completely inappropriate for this kind of serious misconduct.”
Last week The Sun revealed a cop guarding the site where Sarah Everard’s remains were found was removed from duty for sharing offensive material on social media about her kidnap and murder.
The Met officer is said to have shared the vile material with colleagues on a WhatsApp group.
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