By James Simons-
An Essex Police officer is due to make his first appearance in court on a charge of misconduct in public office, following our investigation.
PC David Wren, 57, who is based at Clacton police station, will appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.
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The charge relates to an allegation that he formed an inappropriate sexual relationship with a woman, who was the victim of domestic abuse that he was investigating.
Our investigation began following a mandatory conduct referral from the force in September 2022.
According to Home Office statistics, of the criminal proceedings involving police officers (where the verdict is known[footnote 32]), 159 (70%) resulted in the officer being found (or pleading) guilty and 32 (14%) resulted in a not guilty verdict. A further 29 (13%), proceedings were discontinued, 2 (1%) were cautioned, and 4 (2%) resulted in no evidence offered.
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There were 53 criminal proceedings involving staff, with 87% f them resulted in the individual being found (or pleading) guilty and one case (2%) resulted in a not guilty verdict. A further 3 (5%) proceedings were discontinued, one case (2%) was cautioned, and one case (2%) resulted in no evidence offered.
The college of policing recently revealed that in the past year, over 730 police officers have been dismissed from office for for dishonesty.
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