Misconduct outcome for former Leicestershire Police special constable

Misconduct outcome for former special constable

A former special constable has appeared before a gross misconduct hearing.

The panel at the hearing, which took place over three days and concluded on Friday 1 May, found that the former special constable did breach the standards of professional behaviour, namely: honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.

The officer was a serving special constable at the time the allegations were made, in March 2018, but had since resigned from the force.

If he had still been serving, he would have been dismissed from the force with immediate effect.





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A former special constable has been accused of covertly snapping images of women in a changing room cubicle.

The man, who has not been named, allegedly pointed his phone through a gap to take images of the women two years ago, Leicestershire Police said.

No details of where the offence is alleged to have taken place have been released.

The force said that at the time of the alleged offence he was a member of the Special Constabulary - the volunteers who have the same training and powers as regular officers but are not paid for performing their duties.

The allegation will be heard at an internal hearing tomorrow at which the former officer will be accused of gross misconduct.

A statement on the force website today reads: "A former special constable is to appear before a gross misconduct hearing.

"The former officer will face allegations that on 31 March 2018 he breached the standards of professional behaviour, namely honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.

"The breach relates to an allegation that when off duty he attempted to photograph females in a closed changing cubicle with a phone through a gap at the cubicle base."

The statement does not record whether the allegation has been or is due to be tested in a criminal court.

Previously, misconduct cases where criminal behaviour was alleged took place only once legal proceedings had concluded.