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Daily Mail
16 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Officer nicknamed 'PC Predator' by burglary victim he had sex with while on duty is jailed
A police officer who had sex with a vulnerable burglary victim while he was on duty has been jailed for 18 months. Stuart Trentham, 41, whose victim saved his details as 'PC Predator' on her phone, was sentenced on Wednesday by the same judge who sent him to prison for nine months earlier this year for an 'almost identical' offence. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Trentham was a South Yorkshire Police officer who responded to a report of burglary in 2020, during the pandemic lockdown. Prosecutor Joseph Bell said the officer began to exchange increasingly 'flirtatious and sexualised' messages with the woman complainant. Mr Bell said they then had consensual sex when Trentham attended at her house. But the prosecutor said the woman 'saved his number on her mobile phone as PC Predator'. Mr Bell said the woman's friend encouraged her to report the matter at the time, but she was worried about alienating her local police. He said it was only after she saw a documentary about the Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, that she decided to make a complaint. Trentham was sentenced by the same judge at Sheffield Crown Court who sent him to prison earlier this year for an 'almost identical' offence He said she was finally prompted by the publicity which surrounded Trentham's jailing for nine months in February for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman after she reported that sexual images of her had been posted on the internet without her consent in 2022. On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC jailed father-of-three Trentham, who appeared in court on bail, for a further 18 months. He told him: 'You abused the responsibility reposed in you. 'Police officers have a high position in society and are an essential component of a civilised country. 'The public place confidence in a police officer to do the right thing and behave with propriety. 'You betrayed that trust and you have betrayed that trust now twice.' The judge said: 'This is a grotesque breach of trust by a police officer.' He told him: 'You are a disgrace to the police force.' Judge Richardson said: 'It must be made clear that if anyone indulges as a police officer in this form of misconduct, they fall to be punished. 'There has to be an element of deterrent.' The judge said: 'Your conduct twice over in almost identical circumstances is outrageous.' Earlier, Curtis Dunkley, defending, said his client had struggled serving his prison sentence earlier this year as a former police officer, saying it was a 'living hell'. Mr Dunkley said Trentham, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had autism and suffered with PTSD. The defendant admitted misconduct in a public office when he appeared in court on Wednesday. He sat in the dock wearing a blue suit and with his head in his hands. Trentham resigned from South Yorkshire Police in 2023.
The Independent
17 hours ago
- The Independent
Officer jailed for sexual offence returns to prison for ‘almost identical' crime
A burglary victim who had sex with a police officer while he was on duty saved his phone number as 'Pc Predator', a judge has been told. Stuart Trentham, 41, was jailed for 18 months on Wednesday by the same judge who sent him to prison for nine months earlier this year for an 'almost identical' offence. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Trentham was a South Yorkshire Police officer who responded to a report of burglary in 2020, during the pandemic lockdown. Prosecutor Joseph Bell said the officer began to exchange increasingly 'flirtatious and sexualised' messages with the woman complainant. Mr Bell said they then had consensual sex when Trentham attended at her house. But the prosecutor said the woman 'saved his number on her mobile phone as Pc Predator'. Mr Bell said the woman's friend encouraged her to report the matter to the police at the time but she was worried about alienating her local police. He said it was only after she saw a documentary about the Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, that she decided to make a complaint. He said she was finally prompted by the publicity which surrounded Trentham's jailing for nine months in February for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman after she reported that sexual images of her had been posted on the internet without her consent in 2022. On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC jailed father-of-three Trentham, who appeared in court on bail, for a further 18 months. He told him: 'You abused the responsibility reposed in you. 'Police officers have a high position in society and are an essential component of a civilised country. 'The public place confidence in a police officer to do the right thing and behave with propriety. 'You betrayed that trust and you have betrayed that trust now twice.' The judge said: 'This is a grotesque breach of trust by a police officer.' He told him: 'You are a disgrace to the police force.' Judge Richardson said: 'It must be made clear that if anyone indulges as a police officer in this form of misconduct, they fall to be punished. 'There has to be an element of deterrent.' The judge said: 'Your conduct twice over in almost identical circumstances is outrageous.' Earlier, Curtis Dunkley, defending, said his client had struggled serving his prison sentence earlier this year as a former police officer, saying it was a 'living hell'. Mr Dunkley said Trentham, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had autism and suffered with PTSD. The defendant admitted misconduct in a public office when he appeared in court on Wednesday. He sat in the dock wearing a blue suit and with his head in his hands. Trentham resigned from South Yorkshire Police in 2023.
The Independent
18 hours ago
- The Independent
‘Pc Predator' jailed for second time after having sex with crime victim
A burglary victim who had sex with a police officer while he was on duty saved his phone number as 'Pc Predator', a judge has been told. Stuart Trentham, 41, was jailed for 18 months on Wednesday by the same judge who sent him to prison for nine months earlier this year for an 'almost identical' offence. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Trentham was a South Yorkshire Police officer who responded to a report of burglary in 2020, during the pandemic lockdown. Prosecutor Joseph Bell said the officer began to exchange increasingly 'flirtatious and sexualised' messages with the woman complainant. Mr Bell said they then had consensual sex when Trentham attended at her house. But the prosecutor said the woman 'saved his number on her mobile phone as Pc Predator'. Mr Bell said the woman's friend encouraged her to report the matter to the police at the time but she was worried about alienating her local police. He said it was only after she saw a documentary about the Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, that she decided to make a complaint. He said she was finally prompted by the publicity which surrounded Trentham's jailing for nine months in February for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman after she reported that sexual images of her had been posted on the internet without her consent in 2022. On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC jailed father-of-three Trentham, who appeared in court on bail, for a further 18 months. He told him: 'You abused the responsibility reposed in you. ' Police officers have a high position in society and are an essential component of a civilised country. 'The public place confidence in a police officer to do the right thing and behave with propriety. 'You betrayed that trust and you have betrayed that trust now twice.' The judge said: 'This is a grotesque breach of trust by a police officer.' He told him: 'You are a disgrace to the police force.' Judge Richardson said: 'It must be made clear that if anyone indulges as a police officer in this form of misconduct, they fall to be punished. 'There has to be an element of deterrent.' The judge said: 'Your conduct twice over in almost identical circumstances is outrageous.' Earlier, Curtis Dunkley, defending, said his client had struggled serving his prison sentence earlier this year as a former police officer, saying it was a 'living hell'. Mr Dunkley said Trentham, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had autism and suffered with PTSD. The defendant admitted misconduct in a public office when he appeared in court on Wednesday. He sat in the dock wearing a blue suit and with his head in his hands. Trentham resigned from South Yorkshire Police in 2023.
Telegraph
18 hours ago
- Telegraph
‘Pc Predator' jailed after exploiting two vulnerable women
A police officer was nicknamed 'Pc Predator' by a burglary victim with whom he had sex while on duty during the Covid lockdown, a judge heard. Stuart Trentham, 41, was jailed for 18 months on Wednesday by the same judge who had sent him to prison for nine months earlier this year for an 'almost identical' offence involving another woman. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Trentham was a South Yorkshire Police officer who responded to a report of burglary in 2020 during the pandemic. Joseph Bell, prosecuting, said the officer began to exchange increasingly 'flirtatious and sexualised' messages with the woman complainant. Mr Bell said they then had consensual sex when Trentham attended at her house, but that the woman 'saved his number on her mobile phone as Pc Predator'. The prosecutor said the woman's friend encouraged her to report the matter to the police at the time, but she was worried about alienating her local police. He said it was only after she saw a documentary about the Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, that she decided to make a complaint. Mr Bell said she was finally prompted by the publicity that surrounded Trentham's jailing for nine months in February for a separate case involving another woman who had complained that sexual images of her had been posted online without her consent. 'You abused the responsibility reposed in you' On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC jailed father-of-three Trentham, who appeared in court on bail, for a further 18 months. He told him: 'You abused the responsibility reposed in you. Police officers have a high position in society and are an essential component of a civilised country. 'The public place confidence in a police officer to do the right thing and behave with propriety. You betrayed that trust and you have betrayed that trust now twice. This is a grotesque breach of trust by a police officer.' Earlier, Curtis Dunkley, defending, said his client had struggled serving his prison sentence earlier this year as a former police officer, saying it was a 'living hell'. Mr Dunkley said Trentham, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had autism and suffered with PTSD. 'Catastrophic impact on her mental health' Previously, a judge heard how Trentham sent inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman after she reported that sexual images of her had been posted on the internet without her consent. Trentham had closed the investigation after it was impossible to find who posted the images but he lied to the woman, telling her in messages which became increasingly sexual that a suspect was under investigation and being interviewed. He began sending WhatsApp messages, which started as 'personal', progressed to being 'inappropriate' and then to being 'sexualised'. The judge said he found it a serious matter that Trentham forwarded the link to the posted sexual images of the woman on the internet to his personal email account from the police system. But he accepted that the defendant was not able to open the link from his personal email. Mr Bell said the interaction had a 'catastrophic impact on her mental health', adding: 'It was just another thing she had to deal with and was already on the edge.' David James, defending at the time, said his client wanted to apologise to the woman and to his former colleagues in the police. On Wednesday, Trentham admitted misconduct in a public office. He sat in the dock wearing a blue suit and with his head in his hands.
BBC News
18 hours ago
- BBC News
Ex-South Yorkshire PC jailed after sex with burglary victim
A police officer who had sex with a burglary victim while on duty was later referred to as "PC Predator" by her, a court has Trentham, 41 and of Wakefield, exchanged "flirtatious and sexualised" messages with the woman and had consensual sex with her while serving with South Yorkshire who resigned from the force in 2023 and who admitted misconduct in a public office, was jailed for 18 months by the same judge who sent him to prison earlier this year for an "almost identical" him on Wednesday, the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told him: "This is a grotesque breach of trust by a police officer." Sheffield Crown Court heard how the messages began after Trentham responded to a report of burglary in 2020, during the pandemic Joseph Bell said the officer and complainant later had consensual sex when Trentham attended her house. Mr Bell said the woman's friend encouraged her to report the matter to the police but she was worried about alienating her local said it was only after she saw a documentary about the Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, that she decided to make a said she was prompted by the publicity which surrounded Trentham's jailing for nine months in Curtis Dunkley, defending, said his client had struggled serving his prison sentence as a former police officer, saying it was a "living hell".Mr Dunkley said father-of-three Trentham had autism and suffered with PTSD. 'Abuse of position' Judge Richardson told Trentham he was "a disgrace to the police force"."The public place confidence in a police officer to do the right thing and behave with propriety," he said."You betrayed that trust and you have betrayed that trust now twice."It must be made clear that if anyone indulges as a police officer in this form of misconduct, they fall to be punished."Chief Constable Lauren Poultney said Trentham's criminality went "completely against the standards I expect from officers"."He abused his position and displayed poor standards of professional behaviour that do not reflect our values of policing and public service," she said."We will not tolerate anyone within our force who behaves in such a corrupt way, and we do work proactively to look for any displays of behaviour that fall below our expected standards."In the previous case for which he served a prison sentence, Trentham had contacted a woman inappropriately after being assigned to investigate her complaint of sexually explicit images being shared online by another forwarded case material, including the explicit images, to his personal email address, and after the investigation was closed, lied to the victim by telling her he was still working on then sext sexually suggestive messages to her from his personal mobile phone, although it was established that no physical relationship took reporting by PA Media. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
