Police officer sexually assaulted woman
BBCA police officer who sexually assaulted a woman has been found guilty at an internal hearing of gross misconduct.
The Cleveland Police officer, who has not been named to protect the identity of the victim, left the force earlier this month but a misconduct panel ruled he would have been sacked without notice had he still been on the force.
The hearing was told he had sexually assaulted the victim and taken intimate photographs of her without permission.
A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said the former officer had been acquitted of all charges in court but had been found guilty of five allegations of gross misconduct at the internal hearing.
He was found not guilty of gross misconduct in relation to an allegation of possession of a knife.
He will now be placed on the College of Policing's barred list, which means he cannot work as a police officer again.
Det Ch Insp Pete Littlewood said: "The hearing found that the officer would have been dismissed without notice, had he not already ceased employment with the force."