Detective sacked over sexual relationship with schoolgirl
Detective sacked over sexual relationship with schoolgirl
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A detective constable has been sacked for gross misconduct after a panel decided he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. A misconduct hearing at Gloucestershire Police headquarters heard Det Con Nicholas Henry met the schoolgirl on a social networking site when she was just 15 and he was 24.
She appeared topless on a webcam for him and they also exchanged sexually explicit images before meeting up for the first time after she turned 16 and having sex. On one occasion, Det Con Henry acted out a "rape fantasy" with the teenager - only stopping when he realised she was not consenting.
The hearing was told the relationship between them continued until the girl turned 18 and went to university. He denied the allegations and maintained he had only had a three-month relationship with her when she was 16. The complainant - known only as Witness A - disclosed details of the relationship to an off-duty police sergeant at a weekend hen party in 2023 during a discussion about the murder of Sarah Everard and police misogyny.
The matter was reported to Gloucestershire Police's professional standards department. At the time of the investigation being launched, Det Con Henry was working for the force's rape and serious sexual offences unit. He had submitted a statement, denying gross misconduct, but the panel found all the allegations proven.
