Sir Stephen House (pictured), who served as acting Met Commissioner in 2022, was accused by a Home Office adviser of describing the bulk of rape complaints as being the result of 'regretful sex'.
Sir Stephen House denied the claim and said he must have been misheardThe former head of Scotland Yard will not face a disciplinary hearing following claims that he dismissed rape complaints as 'regretful sex'.
Yesterday the police watchdog announced that he had been cleared of any wrongdoing despite 'evidence' that he made the remark, after officials concluded it was just a 'misunderstanding'. But the officer strongly denied the claim and said he must have been misheard during a meeting between senior officers and academics as part of Operation Soteria, a Government project to improve the police response to rape.
'This meeting involved robust challenges between professionals with differing styles and there may have been an element of a personality clash. Following the resignation of Dame Cressida Dick, Sir Stephen was appointed Acting Commissioner from April to September 2022.
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