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A senior Met Police officer who was found guilty of possessing an indecent image of a child has been told to carry out 200 hours of community service. | A senior Met Police officer who was found guilty of possessing an indecent image of a child has been told to carry out 200 hours of community service. |
Supt Novlett Robyn Williams was sent a "disturbing" video by her sister last year, but failed to report her. | Supt Novlett Robyn Williams was sent a "disturbing" video by her sister last year, but failed to report her. |
The judge told the Old Bailey her "grave error of judgement" was likely to have "immense" career consequences. | |
Williams had denied the charge, saying she "zoned out" when she received the video. | |
The 54-year-old, who was commended for her work after the Grenfell Tower disaster, was cleared of a charge of corrupt or improper exercise of police powers in failing to report the distribution of an image. | |
Judge Richard Marks QC told Williams it was "completely tragic you found yourself in the position you now do" considering her "stellar career in the police force over 30 years". | |
Williams' sister Jennifer Hodge, 56, of Brent, was ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service having been found guilty of distributing an indecent image of a child. | |
Hodge's partner Dido Massivi, 61, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment suspended for two years as well as 200 hours of community service. | |
He had been found guilty of two counts of distributing indecent photos and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image. | |
Scotland Yard said Williams remains on restricted duties but that would be "reviewed now criminal matters are complete". |