Police officer sacked for pursuing relationship with domestic abuse victim

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The officer repeatedly texted the woman and invited her for cocktails, a misconduct panel heard.

The misconduct hearing was held at the Hampshire Constabulary headquarters in EastleighA disciplinary hearing ruled the Hampshire Constabulary officer committed five breaches of regulations through his "inappropriate contact" with the woman.The Portsmouth-based officer was dismissed without notice.

The panel heard he sent the woman up to 51 texts in a single day, sometimes from his personal phone, and they would often include kisses and at least once the officer called the woman "hun".Handing down the sanction of dismissal without notice, legally qualified chair Sarah Gaunt said his actions were a "fundamental breach of public trust".

"The officer had recently attended domestic abuse training and become a domestic abuse champion and should have been aware of the consequences of his actions," she added.Speaking in a pre-recorded interview played at the hearing, the woman described the officer "constantly messaging" her to make sure she was OK.

 

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