Cop sacked after showing picture of colleague in bikini around the office

A cop was sacked from a police force after showing a photo of his colleague in a bikini around the office. Constable 8862 David Jackson was dismissed without notice today (Friday) following a misconduct hearing, the Liverpool Echo reports.

A panel found he had abused his authority and breached the standards of professional behaviour around authority, respect and courtesy, to a level that amounted to misconduct. It related to repeated comments he made towards a female colleague between October 2022 and May 2023 that were undermining, sexist and misogynistic.

The four-day misconduct hearing was held at Merseyside Police HQ on Cazneau Street in Everton. The female officer, referred to only as PCP, broke down in tears as she told the hearing how Constable Jackson's behaviour towards her had made her feel "mortified, belittled and worthless as a police officer."

Constable Jackson was accused of eight different allegations, which included putting a hand in his colleague's face signalling for her to be quiet, calling her fat and a "token female" for being the only woman involved a operation.

The officer was accused of making derogatory comments about sex workers when sharing a story with colleagues about how he'd cheated on his ex-wife while on their honeymoon in Thailand, by having sex with a sex worker on a lilo.

A panel found all of the allegations to be true, on the balance of probabilities, and that five of them amounted to misconduct. It was also found that the officer's words and actions demonstrated he had no concept of matters covered by the Equality Act 2010 and his general attitude towards a colleague specifically, and to women generally, had the ability to bring the police service into disrepute.

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