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Met Police officer who groomed girl, 11, is sacked | Met Police officer who groomed girl, 11, is sacked |
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A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after grooming an 11-year-old girl. | A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after grooming an 11-year-old girl. |
PC Elvis Moreira was found to have "engaged in inappropriate and sexual communications" with the girl between 2019 and 2020. | PC Elvis Moreira was found to have "engaged in inappropriate and sexual communications" with the girl between 2019 and 2020. |
Ch Supt Jill Horfsall, who leads policing in west London, said: "PC Moreira's behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers." | |
The case did not meet the threshold for criminal charges but he was investigated by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards. | The case did not meet the threshold for criminal charges but he was investigated by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards. |
The investigation began when PC Moreira was suspended from duty after he was reported to Thames Valley Police in September 2023. | The investigation began when PC Moreira was suspended from duty after he was reported to Thames Valley Police in September 2023. |
The officer was dismissed from the Met without notice after a panel found he had breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct. | The officer was dismissed from the Met without notice after a panel found he had breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct. |
He will now be placed the "barred" list held by the College of Policing, meaning he cannot work for a police force or fire service. | He will now be placed the "barred" list held by the College of Policing, meaning he cannot work for a police force or fire service. |
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