Met Police special constable groped schoolgirl, 14, in Tesco queue
Met Police special constable groped schoolgirl, 14, in Tesco queue
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A Metropolitan Police special constable is facing a possible jail term for groping a 14-year-old girl’s bottom as they queued in Tesco. Special Constable Hassnain Shahzad sexually assaulted the victim twice in the space of 15 minutes at the Tesco Express in Bishopsgate in the City of London.
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The volunteer officer, who is part of the Met Police’s East Area Command Unit, now faces the sack and could be jailed when he is sentenced next month. Shahzad was standing behind the girl and her mother in the queue at Tesco when he touched her bottom over her clothing at around 10.45pm on August 25, 2023.
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He then followed the victim and carried out a second sexual assault at around 11pm. Shahzad was linked to the attacks by CCTV and the use of his card at the tills. He was then suspended by the Met after being arrested by City of London Police. He was convicted by a jury at Inner London crown court on January 6, and set free with the bail conditions that he live and sleep each night at his home in Ilford Lane, Ilford and does not contact the victim or her mother.
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He is also ordered to report regularly to police ahead of sentencing on February 27. Scotland Yard says Shahzad is now set to face a misconduct hearing over the convictions. "On 25 August 2023 between 10:45pm and 11pm, MSC Hassnain Shahzad sexually assaulted a 14-year-old female in Tesco Express, 158-164 Bishopsgate by touching her bottom, twice, over clothing", the misconduct notice reads.
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