GMP officer dismissed after accessing vulnerable womans images

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GMP officer dismissed after accessing vulnerable woman's images

The former PC faced a gross misconduct hearing last week.

Date - 1st February 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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A GMP PC has been placed on the barred list after he accessed a vulnerable woman’s email and images she had uploaded. Paul Banks had met the woman during the course of his duties and had advised her to create the email address in the first...

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