A STUDENT police officer engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy, a misconduct hearing has heard.
An accelerated misconduct hearing on January 14 has found that a former West Mercia Police student officer would have been dismissed from the force if he hadn’t already resigned.
The hearing found that former PC Ahmad Shoaib, 38, breached the standard of discreditable conduct, as set out in the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020.
He had engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy while in his car in a public place on April 29, 2023. He was off-duty at the time of the incident.
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West Mercia Police was made aware of the incident after he was arrested by West Midlands Police and he was suspended on May 2, 2023.
Deputy chief constable Rachel Jones, said: “PC Shoaib was in the very early stages of his police training. I’m glad that this allegation came to light so quickly so that we were able to take action before he had the chance to work with the public.
“Cases like this undermine the trust the public have in us, which in turn undermines the hard work and dedication our officers show day-in and day-out.
“Officers like Shoaib have no place in our force and our commitment to removing them will continue.”
Shoaib will now be added to the College of Policing’s barred list, banning him from working for a UK police service in the future.
The outcome of the hearing is subject to the normal appeals process.