PSNI officer sacked after ‘catalogue of corruption’ over sexual relationship with vulnerable woman

A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer has been dismissed following an investigation by the Police Ombudsman. The officer was found to have engaged in a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman, an act described by the Ombudsman as a 'catalogue of corruption.'

The Ombudsman characterized the officer's actions as an abuse of his position for sexual purposes, labeling it one of the most serious forms of police corruption. The dismissal follows the formal findings of the investigation into the officer's professional conduct.