In another police cover up an Essex police officer Kerrie-James Brown who tried to look down a woman’s top and said it was a “shame she was married” along with numerous charges of unwanted sexual contact has been given a written warning. PC Kerrie-James Brown has been subject to misconduct proceedings after allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.
Seven allegations were made against PC Kerrie-James Brown. They included making inappropriate comments about fellow officers and having unsolicited physical contact, between October 2022 and May 2023.
A misconduct hearing, chaired by Assistant Chief Officer Fiona Henderson, started on January 6 and lasted four days. An outcome report has since been published this week.
The hearing heard PC Brown had acted inappropriately towards a woman, referred to as Female B, on a night out in Chelmsford in 2022 when he was trying to look down her top. The panel said comments by PC Kerrie-James Brown to the effect of that he “could not help it as they were right in front of him” were very specific and “the kind of thing PC Brown would have said”.
An outcome report says the panel accepted that PC Kerrie-James Brown at some point told Female B “she was the best-looking woman on the shift and that it was a shame that she was married”.
PC Kerrie-James Brown accepted that he told Female A that he did not regret having sex with her. He did not accept saying that it had been “10/10” but did accept that he had said ‘something along the lines of it being a good experience.’
Further allegations regarding contact and comments made were not proven. PC Kerrie-James Brown was given a final written warning.
ACO Henderson said: “We expect incredibly high standards of behaviour amongst our thousands of officers, staff and volunteers and PC Kerrie-James Brown’s fell well below that. His actions were inappropriate – our officers must be able to carry out their duties without being made uncomfortable by colleagues in order to keep the public safe.
“Misogyny in all its forms is deplorable and we won’t tolerate it in our officers, whether on duty or off duty. Most importantly, I’d like to thank all our officers that made these reports. It is only right that every report is taken seriously and investigated fully as it was in this case.”
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