Scotland Yard final night time lastly gave up a three-year authorized battle to sack a feminine black superintendent convicted of possessing baby abuse pictures.
Supt Robyn Williams, 57, was placed on the intercourse offenders register after her sister despatched her a video of a lady of 5 being abused. She might now win a six-figure payout in damages.
The officer, who had loved a glittering 36-year profession, instructed the Outdated Bailey in 2019 that she didn’t ask for the 54-second video nor had she checked out it.
It was despatched by Jennifer Hodge, 57, a social employee, who was asking her sister to research. Supt Williams was discovered responsible regardless of a decide saying she didn’t have the pictures for sexual gratification. She was not jailed however misplaced her job earlier than this was overturned by a tribunal.
Scotland Yard final night time lastly gave up a three-year authorized battle to sack a feminine black superintendent convicted of possessing baby abuse pictures.
The Met fought on to sack Supt Williams earlier than the Courtroom of Attraction final week dominated in opposition to the drive. It has solely now emerged that police chiefs have accepted this choice.
Final night time a spokesman for the drive mentioned in a press release: ‘The Metropolitan Police Service is conscious that the Courtroom of Attraction has refused permission to listen to two circumstances wherein officers have been reinstated after receiving legal convictions. The Met accepts the choice of the Courtroom.
‘The Met pursued this motion as we consider there may be an amazing public expectation that those that commit severe offences ought to not function cops.
‘That is elementary to our integrity. At a time when the Met is working arduous to lift requirements, retaining officers convicted of sure legal offences can undermine the belief and confidence we have to restore inside our communities.’
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bas Javid, of Scotland Yard’s Directorate of Professionalism, prompt the drive wished extra powers to kick out crooked officers, saying: ‘The Met will proceed to work with the federal government to hunt to make sure its issues are correctly addressed by a change to police misconduct coverage.’
