Former police officer to face misconduct hearing
It's alleged the officer sent a vulnerable woman inappropriate photos
A former police officer allegedly had sex with a vulnerable woman and sent her ‘inappropriate’ photos of himself in uniform while on duty at force premises.
PC Alexander Alderson, who was based in Weston-super-Mare, faces a misconduct hearing at Avon & Somerset Constabulary headquarters in Portishead on Tuesday, March 26.
He is also accused of sending a series of sexually explicit messages and referring to the woman in a ‘demeaning and degrading manner’.
A notice on the police website alleged: “A series of messages were also sent to the woman, which included graphic descriptions of sexual encounters that the former officer said he had with other females.”
It said he sent three inappropriate pictures to her via WhatsApp on January 2, 2023.
The notice said that if proven, the allegations amount to gross misconduct.
The ‘accelerated’ hearing, which can be held if the core facts are not in dispute, before Chief Constable Sarah Crew is set to last one day.