A Thames Valley Police officer, alleged rapist Jay Callen, has been dismissed following a disciplinary hearing for multiple sexual crimes.
Jay Callen, who commenced service in 2000, was terminated following the hearing conducted from October 7 to 16.
A report released on November 14 revealed that Mr. Callen engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent, masturbated above her without her consent, attempted to initiate sexual activity against her will, groped her, tore her top, and seized her by the throat, strangling her.
PC Jay Callen refuted the accusations.
The report stated: “PC Jay Callen does not acknowledge that he has violated the standards of professional conduct or that his actions constitute gross misconduct.”
“It is further noted that, where allegations have been made that are of a very grave criminal nature, Witness A and the police have chosen not to consider a criminal prosecution. The officer is concerned about Witness A’s true motivation for making these very serious allegations.
“PC Jay Callen has not been diagnosed with any condition that encompasses what Witness A refers to as sex addiction.
“PC Jay Callen denies any non-consensual intercourse.
“Any sexual assault or non-consensual intercourse is denied.
“Insofar as an allegation is made of groping Witness A and ripping her shirt, this is denied.”
However, the report added that Mr Jay Callen later accepted amounted to gross misconduct.
It said: “The misconduct arose, representing an abuse of Witness A’s trust. The officer continued his appalling behaviour after he realised, or ought to have realised, that what he was doing was improper.
“There were also multiple proven breaches of the standards.
“The panel noted the officer’s clean service record and his lengthy service of approximately 24 years. The panel also noted the character evidence that spoke positively of the officer in a work-related context.
“Taking into account all the circumstances of this case, the only possible outcome was the immediate dismissal of the officer. The public would be affronted if any other sanction were imposed.”
This comes after figures recently revealed that 12 officers were sacked and barred from Thames Valley Police in 2023-24 – a rise from 11 a year earlier.
Of these, five were dismissed and banned while serving, while seven had already resigned.
Recent high profile cases include that of disgraced police officer Luke Horner who was jailed last year for meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex.
PC David Arnaud was also sacked after sexually assaulting a junior officer and Detective Sergeant Charlie Ellis was dismissed after referring to a female colleague as ‘sugar t***’ and suggesting another was a ‘sex worker’.
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