It comes amid calls for an urgent investigation into UK police misogyny following the murder of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, by former Met officer Wayne Couzens.
Couzens’
sentencing hearing included shocking details about how under the guise of an
arrest he handcuffed and abducted her before raping and murdering her and
setting her body on fire.A serving Metropolitan Police officer sexually abused
two teenage girls at a nightclub in London.
PC David
Henigan, who is no longer serving in the force, faced a misconduct hearing
which concluded yesterday.
According to
the panel, Henigan ‘touched two females in a sexual manner whilst at a music
venue, and that the touching was not consensual’.
The incident
happened on September 6 at a venue in Kingston, Greater London, while he was off
duty.
After considering
the evidence available, the panel found the allegations proven at the level of
gross misconduct.
The ex-officer,
who was attached to the Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC), will now
be added to the barred list held by the College of Policing.
Those appearing
on the list cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies (PCCs), the
Independent Police Complaints Commission or the Inspectorate of Constabulary.
Chief
Superintendent Simon Ovens, in charge of RTPC, said: ‘The actions of former PC
Henigan are completely unacceptable and at odds with the high standards that we
strive for.
‘All women have
the right to feel safe from sexual harassment and there is no place in our
organisation for anyone who does not share the same values.
‘We welcome the
outcome today that had he still been serving, PC Henigan would have been
dismissed without notice.’
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