Athletes Ricardo Dos Santos and his partner, Bianca Williams, believe they were racially profiled during an encounter with officers in 2020.
A Metropolitan Police officer has told a misconduct hearing he did not rise to provocation by an athlete during a stop-and-search, insisting he treated him with “respect and courtesy”.
The couple were handcuffed and searched on suspicion of having drugs and weapons after they pulled over outside their property, but nothing was found. The officer said: “I was very neutral. I was polite. I was calm, treated him with the respect and courtesy I would expect to be treated with.”“He called all the officers racist c****. He made fun of how much he suspected we earned.”Ricardo Dos Santos and Bianca Williams believe they were racially profiled
Acting Police Sergeant Rachel Simpson, Pc Allan Casey, Pc Jonathan Clapham, Pc Bond and Pc Sam Franks deny all charges against them, which include allegations that they breached police standards over equality and diversity during the stop and search.
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