A former police student has been barred from the job after she made unwanted advances towards a colleague.
After PC Brogan Canning’s colleague turned down her advances on a night out, she asked him: ‘Do you think I’m fit?’
Canning also allegedly attempted to kiss a more senior officer, grabbed him by the back of the neck and told him ‘You know you want to’ while touching his upper thigh.
The virtual hearing saw one witness, Nathan Mills, describing how she ‘stroked the hand’ of the male officer, who later told Mills that she’d actually been stroking his leg.
The former North Yorkshire Police student’s career has come to an end, after the force ruled that she would have been sacked if she had not already quit.
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In her written statement, Canning described her antics as ‘out-of-character’, but didn’t dispute the allegations.
‘She had been good friends with (the male officer) previously and did not provide any reason to doubt his honesty or assertions,’ it added.
‘She was remorseful from the outset and has extended her personal apologies to him.’
Trainee police constables are considered police officers from day one and receive on-the-job training.
Another, PC Megan Smith, recalled Canning ‘acting oddly throughout the night’ before she put her in a taxi home.
The male officer immediately told PC Smith about what happened, and in his evidence, told the hearing that he ‘had expected more professional behaviour’ from Canning.
While Canning suggested there may have been ‘some inconsistencies’ in the witness statements, the panel ruled her actions equated to gross misconduct.
The panel, which assessed the case on written evidence only after both sides agreed that no witnesses were required, found statements from PC A and colleagues PC Nathan Mills, PC Megan Smith and PS Ryan Lyth to be credible.
‘This matter concerns multiple breaches of the standards and clearly could have an impact on public confidence in policing and the reputation of the police service,’ said assistant chief officer (ACO) Sarah Jackson, who chaired the virtual hearing.
‘We therefore have concluded that the most appropriate outcome is a finding that the officer would have been dismissed had they still been a member of the police force and that this sanction does fulfil the purpose of the misconduct regime.’
The ruling also means Canning is placed on the police barred list, preventing her from serving with a UK police force again.
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