A Metropolitan Police officer who stalked a girl he met whereas on obligation has been sacked.
PC Jonathan Simon was given a 16-week suspended jail sentence in April however has now been dismissed from the pressure after his behaviour was classed as gross misconduct.
Sentencing him at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier within the yr, district choose Daniel Sternberg stated he had introduced the Met into disrepute.
The listening to was instructed how PC Simon started relationship his sufferer after assembly her on obligation in May 2021 whereas hooked up to the pressure’s east space command.
When the girl ended the connection, the previous officer continued to textual content, name and go to her – generally when he was on obligation.
He then stalked her between October 2021 and July 2022.
This included going to her residence and office unannounced – on one event on the false premise her window was unsecured.
He continued to contact her regardless of her telling him she not wished to see him.
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A doc from the misconduct listening to, signed by assistant commissioner Barbara Gray, reads: “The public could not have confidence in PC Simon after he has shown himself capable of behaving in such a way.
“I do know the general public wouldn’t trust within the MPS if we appeared to not take a felony conviction arising from such behaviour significantly.”
The document said this is “very true within the context of the grave and present public concern about law enforcement officials as perpetrators of violence in opposition to girls and ladies”.
Source: information.sky.com”