Met PC jailed over sexual behaviour towards girl

Che Homersham pursued the girl when she was vulnerable, a judge said

A Met constable who told a 16-year-old girl he met while on duty that he would "pick her up from school and make love to her" has been jailed for six months.

Che Homersham, 37, met her during a domestic case in December 2018 and drove her to a nature reserve while off duty, under the pretext of taking a statement. He asked to kiss her and she said no.

They met again and he drove her to a car park, where after several attempts, he kissed her and touched her thigh and waist, Southwark Crown Court was told.

A couple of days later, Homersham, who later resigned from the force, texted her and said he was going to pick her up from school and have sex with her.

Homersham would have been dismissed from the Met had he not resigned first

Homersham, from Southgate in north London, had told the girl he would help with her ambition to join the police.

He was arrested in December 2023, resigned the following month, and later admitted a charge of misconduct in public office.

He would have been dismissed if he had not already left, a misconduct hearing found.

Ch Supt Sara Leach said Homersham was "completely unprofessional" and his actions "have clearly undermined the trust the public have in us".

'Highly inappropriate'

Sentencing him, Judge Christopher Hehir said: "You came into contact with her when she was vulnerable.

"In those circumstances when it is a domestic incident, your job is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of any child you encounter, not to target one of them for sexual activity.

"You obtained the girl's telephone number under the pretext of needing a witness statement from her.

"There was in fact no need for a witness statement at all and you had something completely else in mind."

The judge said Homersham had collected the girl and taken her to a "secluded location, where what is often referred to as dogging takes place".

He added: "Even if you had not been a police officer, one might wonder why a 30 or 31-year-old man was making sexual advances to a 16-year-old.

"This was highly inappropriate, entirely wrong and unlawful."