Met Police officer found guilty of assaulting 14-year-old boy while on duty UK | News
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A Met Police officer has been convicted of assaulting a 14-year-old boy while on duty. PC Paul Bewsey, 44, assaulted the minor in Brentwood, Essex, on April 21 last year.
The officer has been suspended from the force and the Met has confirmed misconduct is ongoing.
Bewsey, who denied the charge, was ordered to pay £625 in prosecution costs, £100 in compensation and a £95 surcharge, as well as 80 hours of unpaid work.
The 44-year-old, who was part of the unit which guarded the Palace of Westminster, was found guilty by Deputy District Judge Caroline Jackson after a trial at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.
Bussey’s sentence comes amid major controversy for the Met Police as the force’s commissioner revealed earlier today that he expected two to three criminal cases against officers to go to court each week in the coming months. .
Sir Mark Rowley said the cases were “a mixture of dishonesty, torture and violence against women and girls”.
The commissioner also apologized to the victims of former officer and sexual abuser David Carrick, warning the public to “be prepared for more harrowing stories as we deal with cases that… undermine our integrity.” “.
Speaking at a meeting of the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee, Sir Mark said the force “did not apply the same level of ruthlessness” to maintaining its integrity as it did to fight crime. .
He added that the Met’s review of about 1,000 such allegations “will probably find many cases where we got it wrong”.
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