Derbyshire Constabulary officer, Police Constable Matthew Longmate, 47, has been found guilty of misconduct in public office following a four-day trial at Southwark Crown Court. The conviction stems from an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed investigation into an incident on October 4, 2015, where Longmate and a colleague engaged in sexual activity with a woman they had encountered during a night-time patrol in Chesterfield.
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The investigation, initiated in November 2021, revealed that the officers, encountering a woman ordered to leave a nightclub, offered her a lift home. The sexual activity occurred in the police vehicle, leading to Longmate’s subsequent arrest. The IOPC Director of Major Investigations, Steve Noonan, emphasised the betrayal of public trust by officers who abuse their power for sexual gain.
