Thames Valley Police touched colleague inappropriately
The panel heard the victim, referred to in the proceedings as Officer A, gave a "very comprehensive account" of what happened, including his "surprise and shock".Mr Murray said the attack "could be classed as criminal in nature" and amounted to a "sexual assault on police premises".Mr Lane, who did not attend Wednesday's hearing at TVP's headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, said in a statement that he used 10% of the possible pressure when he touched the man.But Officer A scored the pain inflicted on him at four or five out of 10.The panel found that Mr Lane had committed gross misconduct and that he would have been sacked had he not already quit.He will be added to the College of Policing's barred list.
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