Inspectors says the force knew Luke Horner previously asked a 15-year-old girl for naked photos.
A police force was told an officer "repeatedly asked a 15-year-old girl to send naked pictures of herself" before he later committed a child sexual offence, an inspection found.
The investigation by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services concluded the force could not have reasonably anticipated Horner would commit the offence. The inspectorate said due to "the gravity" of the information, "repeated and exhaustive attempts" to contact the person should have been made.More questions should also have been asked about Horner's early departure from the army during the initial vetting stage, the inspection concluded.
He said "several areas of learning" for the force were identified and said it would be revisited for inspection in 2024 when its vetting, professional standards and counter-corruption arrangements would be examined in more detail.
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