James Holt was found guilty of sexual assault last year
A former Greater Manchester Police officer who sexually assaulted a colleague on a drunken night out has been sacked from the force.
Holt was found guilty of sexual assault following a trial. He was sentenced to a nine-month community order, ordered to take part in an alcohol abstinence programme and pay £700 in costs as well as a £95 victim surcharge. Following his dismissal, GMP's Chief Constable Stephen Watson said Holt made a 'catastrophic lapse of judgement' and said there was 'no justification for his actions'. In full, Mr Watson's statement said: "His actions warrant dismissal after gross misconduct and his conviction discredits the police service and ultimately public confidence.
"The misconduct has come at a terrible cost to him after being fairly convicted of a sexual offence after what is believed to have been an early fledging career. It remains clear however that none of these early positive personal attributes outweigh the potential for the loss of confidence that would ensue if Mr Holt were to be permitted to continue to perform in the office of constable.
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