Met Police: Sex assault detective would have been sacked, force says

Justin Gilmore was found to have grossly violated the force's standards of professional behaviour

A Met Police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a colleague would have been sacked had he not resigned, a disciplinary hearing has concluded.

In December 2022, Det Con Justin Gilmore was charged with the assault on a female colleague. It happened while they were off duty at a social event in Southwark in July 2015.

He received a £1,000 fine in November.

The former officer was found to have grossly violated the force's standards of professional behaviour.

'Non-negotiable'

The Met said Gilmore was fined following a trial at Inner London Crown Court, at which he was convicted by a majority verdict.

Gilmore resigned from the force before the misconduct hearing concluded last Wednesday.

Cdr Ben Russell said: "Former DC Gilmore's actions fell far below the very high standards we expect of officers and, as a result, the hearing rightly concluded that he would have been dismissed."

He said respecting fellow officers and the public was "non-negotiable", adding that Gilmore was now barred from working as a police officer or "in other related roles".

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