Disgraced Wiltshire Police officer found guilty of misconduct
He also pleaded guilty to being in possession of a prohibited image of a child.Denley resigned from the force on 18 March – the day he was charged and has been placed on the national barred list, preventing him from working in policing in the future.
'Abhorrent behaviour'
Deputy Ch Cons Mark Cooper said that Denley's "abhorrent" behaviour "could not be further removed from what a police officer should be"."As a member of our police service, Denley was in a position of trust, with a responsibility to protect the public from harm," he added."He has completely undermined that trust and his actions have the potential to damage the trust and confidence that the public should be able to have in their police service."Police officers must ensure that their behaviour is always of an impeccable character and this case is clearly far from that."
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