A hearing ruled that Toby Mullen would have been dismissed if he had not resigned.
A police officer who sent explicit photographs to a woman would have been dismissed if he had not resigned, a hearing has ruled.
Toby Mullen, aged 24, was a serving officer with Northamptonshire Police when he sent the images on Snapchat. He had also kept personal notes on his mobile phone containing personal details of people he had met whilst on duty.Northamptonshire Police said Mullen had sent unsolicited, explicit, images to a woman via the Snapchat social media platform.There were also 47 personal notes on the phone which contained the personal data of members of the public who Mullen had encountered during the course of his policing duties.
He was charged with sending grossly offensive or indecent message via the mobile phone network and retaining personal data illegally.and was sentenced to 100 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay fines and costs of £449.Kate Meynell, the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, chaired the disciplinary hearing
A disciplinary hearing was held on 26 February, chaired by the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, Kate Meynell.and Mullen would have been dismissed from the force if he had not resigned before the hearing.Image caption,Northamptonshire Police said it was "vital that our officers, staff and volunteers uphold the high standards of behaviour expected of everyone who works in policing.
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