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A Metropolitan Police instructor convicted of sexually assaulting a trainee has walked free from court. A Metropolitan Police instructor convicted of sexually assaulting a trainee has been spared a prison sentence.
Pc Simon McKenzie, 41, groped the woman, 23, in a lift after a party at the force's training college in Hendon, north-west London, last year. Pc Simon McKenzie, 41, groped the woman, 23, after a party at the force's training college in Hendon, north-west London, last year.
McKenzie, from Leighton Buzzard, Beds, denied any wrongdoing and suggested his accuser may have "spiked" his drink.McKenzie, from Leighton Buzzard, Beds, denied any wrongdoing and suggested his accuser may have "spiked" his drink.
A jury took just over an hour to unanimously decide the married father-of-two was lying. Judge Ronald Moss imposed a two-year supervision order.
I was very upset, I was very angry, I was quite shocked Victim 'Catastrophic' effect
Judge Ronald Moss imposed a two-year supervision order and said in addition McKenzie would have to complete a sex offender's programme and register as a sex offender for five years. McKenzie was also told he would have to complete a sex offender's programme and register as a sex offender for five years.
McKenzie had been helping the trainee, who cannot be named, celebrate her forthcoming passing out ceremony, and pounced on her after spending hours downing beer and neat whisky. The court was told McKenzie had been helping the trainee celebrate her forthcoming passing out ceremony, but assaulted her after spending hours downing beer and neat whisky.
As his victim screamed and did her best to fund off his advances, he pinned her against the side of the lift and tried to give her a French kiss. The trainee, now a constable, told Harrow Crown Court: "I was very upset, I was very angry, I was quite shocked."
'Inappropriate behaviour'
Fortunately, the doors opened just seconds later to reveal two of her friends, who immediately ordered him to leave.
"I was very upset, I was very angry, I was quite shocked," the trainee who is now a constable told London's Harrow Crown Court.
McKenzie, who has now resigned from the force, also insisted that although he had no recollection of that part of the evening, he was a "gentleman who would never pay unwanted attention to a lady".McKenzie, who has now resigned from the force, also insisted that although he had no recollection of that part of the evening, he was a "gentleman who would never pay unwanted attention to a lady".
Judge Moss said there was no evidence to support McKenzie's claim that the victim was trying or did spike his drink. Judge Moss told him: "Your behaviour was inappropriate and a breach of trust aggravated by the fact that for the most part it took place in a lift with nobody else but you and the complainant."
He added: "Your behaviour was inappropriate and a breach of trust aggravated by the fact that for the most part it took place in a lift with nobody else but you and the complainant." Richard Merz, defending, said the loss of his client's good character and job would have a "catastrophic" effect on him.