A Met officer has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct investigation found he had behaved inappropriately towards two new officers who worked on his team.
PC Alex Campbell, attached to Central South BCU, sent messages of a sexual nature to two probationers between January and July 2021.
On the second occasion, he bought a new ‘burner’ phone to contact one of the victims so that he could keep the messages anonymous, causing her further distress.
Both women told him to stop but he failed to do so.
At a misconduct hearing on 4 May, he was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct and respect and courtesy.
Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, in charge of policing for Lambeth and Southwark, said: “The Commissioner has been clear that we must treat our own people fairly and with respect – we know this is critical to rebuilding the trust of Londoners.
“PC Campbell has not lived up to these values and his completely unacceptable behaviour has had a significant impact on those directly affected.
“It is right he has been dismissed from our organisation and will be unable to work in any other form of law enforcement.”
