There has been growing concern over cases where police officers abuse their position of power to carry out these offences, resulting in the lack of public trust in law enforcement.
If you suspect a police officer, staff member or volunteer of corruption or serious abuse, call the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service on 0800 085 0000. Here are some of the police officers who were convicted for the heinous crimes they committed.
9. Darcy Woods-Broady
Darcy Woods-Broady, 21, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years after being found guilty of abusing a 15-year-old victim over an eight-month period between October 2022 and March 2023. The Gloucestershire Constabulary constable admitted seven crimes against the girl, including inciting her to engage in both non-penetrative and penetrative activity. Woods-Broady was arrested in March last year and immediately suspended - just six months after joining the force. | SWNS
10. Matthew Longmate
Former Derbyshire Police officer Matthew Longmate, 48 was sentenced to 11 months in jail for engaging in sexual contact with a drunk woman in his patrol car. Initially handed a suspended 12-month sentence in January for misconduct in a public office, the case was referred to the Court of Appeal by Solicitor General Robert Courts KC for being unduly lenient, and the original sentence was quashed. The incident occurred in October 2015 when Longmate and another officer, PC Daniel Nash, offered to take the woman home, leading to sexual misconduct. Nash, who died of cancer in 2023, had admitted to multiple charges of misconduct and implicated Longmate in the case. | Derbyshire Police
11. James Barrett-Barnett
PC James Barrett-Barnett, 25, a probationary police officer was jailed 42 months for sexually assaulting a woman after a night out. He had already been dismissed by Bedfordshire Police following a misconduct hearing. After a night out with friends, he had got into bed with a woman and sexually assaulted her. He admitted his actions but claimed it had been consensual, however he was convicted in April at Huntingdon Crown Court. Following his conviction, a hearing in July found he had committed gross misconduct and he was sacked. | Bedfordshire Police
12. John Stringer
Gwent police officer John Stringer, has been found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl under the age of 13. The 42-year-old was found guilty of five counts of sexual abuse. They included two counts of sexual assault by touching and one charge of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. A jury at Cardiff Crown Court also found Stringer guilty of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and causing a child to watch a sexual act, by a majority of 10 to two. Stringer was remanded into custody to be sentenced on October 28. | PA