Met Police officer denies sending offensive messages
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The charges stem from an investigation by the Met's anti-corruption detectives
A Met Police officer has denied sending offensive messages which allegedly mocked a person's disability.
PC Ashley Cooper, 31, pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to two counts of sending grossly offensive messages.
The response officer from Epsom, Surrey, was suspended from duty after the allegations came to light in October 2023, the force said.
He was unconditionally bailed to appear for a one-day trial on 30 May.
Scotland Yard previously said the charges followed an investigation by the Met's anti-corruption detectives into claims that offensive messages mocking a person's disability had been shared on WhatsApp.
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