Ex-officer Rhett Wilson abused his position for sexual relationships

A erstwhile constabulary serviceman who abused his presumption to commencement intersexual relationships with susceptible women has been jailed.

Rhett Wilson met the home unit victims done his enactment arsenic a West Mercia Police serviceman successful Shropshire.

He had admitted 3 corruption offences relating to the relationships and was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months astatine Worcester Crown Court.

He was convicted of perverting the people of justness for deleting grounds successful December astatine the aforesaid court.

Wilson, 27, joined the unit successful 2019 and began pursuing intersexual relationships and stalking successful December that year.

He was arrested connected 10 March 2020, days aft a referral was made to the force's Professional Standards Department.

After being interviewed, helium was suspended connected 12 March and resigned successful July 2020 portion nether investigation, the unit said.

The incidental was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and interior misconduct proceedings volition present instrumentality spot pursuing him being jailed connected Friday.

Wilson antecedently admitted 3 counts of corrupt oregon different improper workout of constabulary powers and privileges.

He was convicted of perverting the people of justness aft deleting messages and telephone information from his telephone to fell his offences.

Giovanni D'Alessandro of the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Rhett Wilson was afloat alert of his nonrecreational obligations successful narration to those helium met done his duties.

"Yet, helium targeted women helium knew to beryllium susceptible and utilized his presumption of powerfulness to exploit them for his intersexual gain.

"When helium became alert of the constabulary probe into his behaviour, helium deleted each grounds from his telephone to evade justice, showing a blatant disrespect for the law."

Dep Ch Con Alex Murray said helium abused his presumption and it was apt his victims did not adjacent cognize what helium was doing was wrong.

"The nationalist request to person assurance constabulary officers volition enactment with the utmost integrity and not maltreatment their powers," helium said.

"Wilson's actions could earnestly undermine that assurance his exploitive behaviour volition not beryllium tolerated successful West Mercia Police."