A misconduct hearing has determined that a former officer would have been dismissed without notice had he still been serving for his “abhorrent” behaviour in raping and assaulting two women in incidents between 2012 and 2017

Allegations that former Sergeant Paul Storey had breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct were proven as gross misconduct at the end of the 11-day hearing.

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The officer was previously attached to East Area Command Unit before resigning but this did not prevent misconduct proceedings from taking place.