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Two South Wales Police officers have been sacked following an inquiry into their handling of allegations of sexual offences against a colleague.Two South Wales Police officers have been sacked following an inquiry into their handling of allegations of sexual offences against a colleague.
Det Con Jeffrey Davies was jailed for three years for sexually assaulting two women while on duty in Merthyr Tydfil.Det Con Jeffrey Davies was jailed for three years for sexually assaulting two women while on duty in Merthyr Tydfil.
An Independent Police Complaints Commission hearing ruled Det Insp Phillip Camm and Det Sgt Richard Jones were guilty of gross misconduct. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) hearing ruled Det Insp Phillip Camm and Det Sgt Richard Jones were guilty of gross misconduct.
The IPCC said their behaviour tarnished the good work done by officers.The IPCC said their behaviour tarnished the good work done by officers.
Swansea Crown Court heard Davies was appointed as a family liaison officer with the force to help victims of domestic violence.
But he used his position to try and persuade those victims to have sex with him.
An IPCC investigation found the women were not treated as victims of a sexual offence when they complained, and their allegations were not investigated effectively.
A five-day gross misconduct hearing was told complaints made against Davies were sent to Mr Jones but he failed to refer them to the force's professional standards department.
The investigation also uncovered a series of "inappropriate" emails and documents on Mr Jones's computer - a number of which were of a sexual nature.
One included derogatory references to one of the women complainants, along with comments by him that her allegations were "scurrilous".
Mr Jones later deleted the documents from his work computer when he became aware the IPCC was investigating.
The hearing was told Mr Camm failed to challenge his Mr Jones's behaviour and lied to the IPCC during an interview.
'Abuse of trust'
A third officer, an inspector, was dealt with internally by South Wales Police for taking too long to deal with one of the women's complaints.
IPCC Commissioner Jan Williams said the "vulnerable" women were subjected to an appalling abuse of trust.
"Their dreadful experience was then further compounded by the inactions of Jeffrey Davies' supervisors who failed to deal properly with the criminal allegations against him," she said.
"It is only right that these officers have been dismissed.
"Their failure to challenge inappropriate behaviour strikes at the heart of confidence in policing and tarnishes the good work done by officers every day," she added.
Ms Williams also condemned the "inappropriate" language used in documents on Mr Jones's computer.
They showed a "total lack of empathy and respect for a victim who had shown real courage to report an allegation," she said.
South Wales Police Chief Constable Peter Vaughan said staff were shocked and let down by the officers's behaviour.
"Let us be in no doubt, we owe the women affected a sincere apology as the conduct of these officers fell well short of the standards I expect from South Wales Police," he said.
He said thousands of emails have since been examined to see if "offensive" language was more common, but said the vast majority of the force' 5,000 officers knew such behaviour would not be tolerated.
Jeffrey Davies was convicted in August 2013 for two sexual assaults, against two woman, which happened in 2010.
He was cleared of a further offence of exposure against another woman.