Sydney police officer charged with making false complaints against other cops
A Sydney police officer has been accused of making false domestic violence complaints against colleagues and misusing Crime Stoppers.
Police seized several electronic devices from the home of 25-year-old Jemma Hoban, a serving NSW police officer with the South West Metropolitan Region, during a raid on her Campbelltown home on November 29 last year.
Two months earlier, officers attached to the Professional Standards Command (PSC) had established Strike Force Potsdam to investigate reports of alleged false complaints made by Hoban.
The PSC is a specialist command that is responsible for setting standards for performance, conduct and integrity within NSW Police.
Following further investigations and forensic examinations of Hoban's devices, police served her a court attendance notice on Thursday. They charged her with knowingly providing false or misleading information regarding police conduct.
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According to police sources not authorised to speak publicly, Hoban allegedly put in false complaints against fellow cops, including domestic violence allegations, and misused Crime Stoppers.
Police said in a statement that Hoban's employment status is under review.
Under the Police Act 1990, knowingly making a false complaint or giving false or misleading information during the investigation of a complaint is punishable by up to one year in jail.
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