Former police officer jailed for domestic violence
Huw Orphan, who served with Gwent Police, is also banned from ever being an officer again
A former police officer has been jailed for two years and six months, for domestic violence.
Huw Orphan, 32, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and actual bodily harm following a trial in September.
A Gwent Police misconduct hearing, on 11th October, found that Orphan would have been dismissed if he had not already resigned, as he had breached professional standards relating to discreditable conduct.
"Disgraceful actions"
Temporary Chief Constable Mark Hobrough said: "Former officer Huw Orphan was convicted of these horrific crimes by a jury and has been dismissed from our service due to his disgraceful actions.
"My thoughts go out to the victim in this case who has shown tremendous courage in coming forward. There is no place in our organisation or in our communities for perpetrators of domestic violence and these actions to do not represent the values of the vast majority of our hard working and committed staff, many of whom work tirelessly to prevent and detect serious offences like these.
“I know this case will have had a detrimental impact on the trust and confidence that victims of domestic abuse feel in coming forward to report to us. I want anyone considering doing so to know that we remain dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic abuse and bringing offenders to justice for these awful crimes.
“I would urge anyone who is suffering abuse to please get in touch with the police or another support service. Please don’t suffer in silence."
Orphan has also been placed on the College of Policing's barred list, stopping him from ever being an officer again.
David Elvy, from the Crown Prosecution Service, added: “This case demonstrates that we will prosecute offenders, regardless of their standing in the community, whenever the legal test is met."