PC choked woman who did not want sex, hearing told

The hearing was told the police officer's alleged actions were a breach of the standards of professional behaviour

A police officer who allegedly choked a woman and had sex with her without making sure she consented called her a "brat" for resisting, a misconduct hearing has been told.

Aiden Bloomfield, who was a police constable with Hampshire Constabulary, is accused of gross misconduct.

The woman, referred to as Miss A, said she arranged to meet up with him at his home in Leigh Park, Havant, in December 2022, but had told him she had not wanted to have sex.

Mr Bloomfield, who has since left the force, claimed Miss A had consented, the hearing was told.

In a video interview shown at the force's Eastleigh headquarters, Miss A said she met Mr Bloomfield through Tinder and they both had an interest in bondage and sadomasochism (BDSM).

But she said she had not agreed to BDSM acts and no safe word was agreed beforehand.

She also alerted him that she was not interested in sex, though he replied in a Snapchat message: "The condom is out in case you change your mind."

'Felt dizzy'

Miss A said she went there "wanting to chill with a friend after work" and made up several excuses to avoid sex after going round.

"I didn't at any point change my mind, I was still saying no," she said.

When she asked him to stop groping her he told her "stop being a brat", she said, and he went on to pull her hair and choke her, which he insisted she was "enjoying".

She said: "I felt dizzy and sort of stumble."

When he then asked her to have sex she replied: "Oh go on then", saying in the interview she had "given up" as he was "going to anyway", describing him as "persistent".

Afterwards he asked her to leave because he had friends visiting, which Miss A said made her feel "really used".

Matthew Holdcroft, representing Hampshire Constabulary, told the hearing that after leaving she contacted friends in a "hysterical" state, and she was "stunned, didn't know how to react, her speech was sporadic, she was sobbing".

He said Mr Bloomfield's alleged actions were a breach of the standards of professional behaviour as he had "failed to ensure that Miss A had freely given consent".

He called it his actions as "intentional", "deliberate", and "targeted", and "could be categorised as a rape, sexual assault or assault".

"It's an example of violence against women and such conduct can cause substantial damage to public trust in the police service," he said.

A police spokeswoman said the Crown Prosecution Service made the decision to take no further action against Mr Bloomfield, who did not attend the proceedings.

The hearing continues.