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| Corrupt officers jailed for leaks | Corrupt officers jailed for leaks |
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| Two former Nottinghamshire police officers have been jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges. | Two former Nottinghamshire police officers have been jailed after pleading guilty to corruption charges. |
| Charles Fletcher, 25, and Phillip Parr, 40, admitted at Birmingham Crown Court passing information about serious inquiries on to suspected criminals. | Charles Fletcher, 25, and Phillip Parr, 40, admitted at Birmingham Crown Court passing information about serious inquiries on to suspected criminals. |
| Fletcher, a trainee detective, was jailed for seven years and Parr, a former Pc, was sentenced to 12 months. | Fletcher, a trainee detective, was jailed for seven years and Parr, a former Pc, was sentenced to 12 months. |
| The 25-year-old leaked details of investigations, including the murder of Nottingham jeweller Marian Bates. | The 25-year-old leaked details of investigations, including the murder of Nottingham jeweller Marian Bates. |
| Fletcher also admitted two charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. | |
| Corrupt police officers do untold damage to the criminal justice system Judge John Saunders QC | Corrupt police officers do untold damage to the criminal justice system Judge John Saunders QC |
| Five men who admitted obtaining the information have been jailed for a total of 15 years. | Five men who admitted obtaining the information have been jailed for a total of 15 years. |
| The court heard Fletcher trawled police computer data bases to find information that he supplied to criminals for a two-and-a-half-year period between December 2002 and June last year. | The court heard Fletcher trawled police computer data bases to find information that he supplied to criminals for a two-and-a-half-year period between December 2002 and June last year. |
| He leaked details of a burglary suspect and ran a background check on a woman at the request of her partner, who was a suspected criminal. | He leaked details of a burglary suspect and ran a background check on a woman at the request of her partner, who was a suspected criminal. |
| In return for his services, the 25-year-old received discounts on designer suits from a Nottingham fashion store. | In return for his services, the 25-year-old received discounts on designer suits from a Nottingham fashion store. |
| 'Contempt and anger' | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Ian Ackerley said the force had suspected for some time that people within the organisation were feeding information to criminals. | |
| He said officers had set up a major, covert operation to find the culprits. | |
| Chief Constable Steve Green said he felt "contempt and anger" for the two officers, both of whom have lost their jobs. | |
| He said their "base and selfish behaviour" had damaged the reputation of the "fine, decent, hardworking, honourable people" who served Nottinghamshire Police. | |
| "We have been let down and, more importantly, the people we serve have been let down. | |
| "Our integrity is our greatest asset. It must not be compromised. We never flinched in our duty to investigate our suspicions and in prosecuting those who betrayed our trust." | |
| 'Vanity and naivety' | 'Vanity and naivety' |
| Judge John Saunders QC said his activities put the lives of vital witnesses and informants at risk, damaged the morale of the police force and undermined the trust placed in the police by the public. | Judge John Saunders QC said his activities put the lives of vital witnesses and informants at risk, damaged the morale of the police force and undermined the trust placed in the police by the public. |
| "Corrupt police officers do untold damage to the criminal justice system," he added. | "Corrupt police officers do untold damage to the criminal justice system," he added. |
| The court heard Fletcher wrote a to a friend while on remand saying that it took him a long time to "come to terms with the shame of my actions, but most especially the betrayal of all my old colleagues". | The court heard Fletcher wrote a to a friend while on remand saying that it took him a long time to "come to terms with the shame of my actions, but most especially the betrayal of all my old colleagues". |
| "In answering why, I feel my greed, vanity and naivety were to blame... I was blind to the consequences of my actions and chose to ignore them," he said. | "In answering why, I feel my greed, vanity and naivety were to blame... I was blind to the consequences of my actions and chose to ignore them," he said. |
| "So selfishness played a big part in my downfall as I showed no regard for how my actions would affect my family, friends and those close to me." | "So selfishness played a big part in my downfall as I showed no regard for how my actions would affect my family, friends and those close to me." |
| Details of the case were not released until Thursday due to legal reasons. | Details of the case were not released until Thursday due to legal reasons. |