A newly qualified police constable saw his fledgling career end in disgrace after acting in an "inappropriate and sexualised" manner to his colleagues on a night out.
Ex- Cheshire Police PC Hayden Grey resigned before he could be sacked after being subjected to a number of allegations relating to two occasions on September 3, 2021, and November 6, 2021, while he was off-duty. Disciplinary proceedings were instigated but Grey chose to quit rather than try and defend himself.
Grey had just qualified and had not even been out on patrol, but is now banned from ever working in a policing role in the UK after his name was added to the College of Policing barred list. A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "Hayden Grey was a newly qualified officer who had not been on patrol and had not had any contact with the general public.
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"In November 2021, shortly after he completed his training, a number of allegations were made stating that he had acted in an inappropriate, sexualised and disorderly manner toward his colleagues while on a night out. Mr Grey was immediately suspended, and an investigation was launched by the force’s Professional Standards Department.
"Following the investigation, it was found that he should face an accelerated misconduct hearing. Mr Grey was due to the hearing on Monday July 18. However, he resigned from the force prior to the disciplinary proceedings and chose not to participate in the misconduct hearing.
"Despite his resignation, the hearing went ahead in his absence, and he was found to have a case to answer for gross misconduct, and had he not already resigned he would have been dismissed without notice."
The precise details of the allegations have not been published by the force.
Detective Superintendent Helena Banusic, head of the force's Professional Standards Department, said: “Police officers are placed in a position of trust and there are clear guidelines about the standards expected from them, both on and off-duty.
"Having recently completed his training Mr Grey was well aware of these standards. Sadly, he chose to ignore them and his behaviour towards his colleagues was totally inappropriate. This case shows that you cannot avoid being held to account by simply resigning from a role.
“I hope that the outcome of the hearing reassures the public that we take all reports regarding the behaviour of officers and staff extremely seriously.”
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