Michael Chadwell was in a WhatsApp group with other ex-officers, where racist messages were sent.
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of sending an offensive racist message following a BBC Newsnight investigation.
The men served in various parts of the Met Police but all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group.At City of London Magistrates' Court on Monday, Chadwell was found guilty of one count of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. On Monday, he told the court he thought the image was a "silly" joke and was "a bit like Monty Python".
On finding Chadwell guilty, deputy magistrate Tanweer Ikram told the court: "He thought it was funny, but it was grossly offensive, and he was aware of it at the time."Last year Newsnight was passed dozens of messages shared within the chat, called Old Boys Beer Meet, by a member of the group.
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