A police officer who treated the cadet scheme he ran as a ‘grooming playground’ has been found guilty of sexually abusing teenagers.
The 36-year-old went on trial at Liverpool Crown Court, where he denied twenty charges including sexually assaulting two teenage girls and a 17-year-old boy, and misconduct in public office involving sexualised conversations. However, on 24th April, he was found guilty of five counts of sexual assault and 15 counts of misconduct in a public office. The charges relate to incidents between 2015 and 2018, involving teenagers enrolled on the scheme.
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Anne Whyte KC