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| A former police officer has been jailed for two years at the Old Bailey for selling information to a newspaper in an act that was described as "utterly reprehensible" by the judge. | A former police officer has been jailed for two years at the Old Bailey for selling information to a newspaper in an act that was described as "utterly reprehensible" by the judge. |
| On Wednesday, the court heard he had started supplying information to the paper, which cannot be named for legal reasons, within a year of joining the police force and had received a sum that amounted to "less than £10,000". | On Wednesday, the court heard he had started supplying information to the paper, which cannot be named for legal reasons, within a year of joining the police force and had received a sum that amounted to "less than £10,000". |
| The former police officer, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office earlier this month. | The former police officer, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office earlier this month. |
| "In my judgment this defendant was utterly indifferent as to whether his actions would harm particular police investigations and the course of justice, and overall he did not care what effect his activities would have on the victims," said Mr Justice Fulford, handing down his sentence at the Old Bailey. | "In my judgment this defendant was utterly indifferent as to whether his actions would harm particular police investigations and the course of justice, and overall he did not care what effect his activities would have on the victims," said Mr Justice Fulford, handing down his sentence at the Old Bailey. |
| "The attitude revealed in the communication between the defendants and the reporter demonstrated an approach to the individuals who were in his care and for whom he had responsibility that was utterly reprehensible," he added. | "The attitude revealed in the communication between the defendants and the reporter demonstrated an approach to the individuals who were in his care and for whom he had responsibility that was utterly reprehensible," he added. |
| Fulford said what the former officer did had a "corrosive effect" on public trust in the police. He said the offence warranted a sentence of three years, but because of his early guilty plea he was reducing the sentence by a third. | Fulford said what the former officer did had a "corrosive effect" on public trust in the police. He said the offence warranted a sentence of three years, but because of his early guilty plea he was reducing the sentence by a third. |
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