'Creep' police inspector SACKED after commenting about officer's breasts and 'sniffing colleague's seat' remark

A police inspector remarked about a junior officer's breasts at a leaving do before suggesting he should "sniff" another colleague's bike seat. Simon Gee, described as a "creep" by a colleague, has been sacked by Cumbria Police after his lewd comments were described as a "throwback to a sexist or misogynistic past".

The comments were made during a night out in Lancaster, where officers were attending goodbye drinks at the Sun Hotel in September 2021. Gee, who was in charge of a Kendal-based team of Cumbria Police officers, was described as acting in a "very vulgar and coarse" way following a misconduct hearing.

The panel heard that Gee had been drinking on the train from Cumbria to Lancaster ahead of the gathering, Lancs Live reports. Having continued boozing during the evening, he told a junior officer wearing a low cut top a comment to the effect of "I see you’ve come with the boys out".

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The other officer, named only as PC A during the investigation and described as a colleague but not a friend, said she was not offended but instead flattered, while another female named as PC B said the comment led her to adjust her own top. She said she would have been embarrassed had she been on the receiving end.

While the panel accepted PC A did not suffer any distress, they said it was sexist and unacceptable behaviour, particularly when considering the power imbalance between the PC and inspector. Later on in the beer garden, Gee again made reference to the woman as he gestured towards her breasts and told two male officers - PC Craig and PC Wilding - that it was "good to see more of the people you work with".

The panel noted that although PC A did not hear