Met Police: Katie Price releases letter about Harvey abuse

Katie Price has published a missive from the Met Police telling her officers are facing misconduct proceedings implicit alleged engagement successful a WhatsApp radical that targeted her disabled lad Harvey.

The tv prima and exemplary called the alleged behaviour "disgusting".

The letter, posted connected her Instagram account, says the officers are accused of sharing "inappropriate and derogatory images" of her son.

The Met Police said it was "unable to sermon the allegations".

The revelation of the missive by Price comes 18 months aft she called for 8 officers nether probe for allegedly sharing inappropriate worldly astir Harvey connected WhatsApp to beryllium "named and shamed". She added: "I don't similar the constabulary being horrible to Harvey."

In the missive she shared connected Instagram earlier connected Friday, an researcher from the Met's nonrecreational standards section informs her that "a fig of Metropolitan Police officers are alleged to person breached the standards of nonrecreational behaviour successful regards to discreditable conduct".

The missive adds that this related to "being portion of a WhatsApp radical chat that has posted inappropriate and derogatory images of your son, Harvey Price".

The missive besides states that the accused officers volition beryllium taxable to a gross misconduct proceeding successful westbound London adjacent week.

Price posted a remark connected Instagram, alongside an representation of the letter, which read: "It's disgusting that constabulary officers from present person felt the request to laughter and usage disgusting contented connected Harvey by creating a WhatsApp group.

"I would be this tribunal time but I'm away. They request to beryllium named, shamed and exposed."

The Met declined to remark connected the matter, but confirmed a proceeding was owed to commence connected 21 February and is expected to past 4 days.

The announcement adds that the alleged conduct, "if proven, amounts to gross misconduct and is truthful superior arsenic to warrant dismissal".

Harvey, calved successful 2002, was diagnosed with Septo-optic dysplasia, a uncommon familial upset affecting his eyesight, arsenic good arsenic autism and Prader-Willi syndrome, which tin origin learning difficulties and behavioural problems.

Harvey was besides targeted by comedian Frankie Boyle, whose regular connected his Channel 4 amusement Tramadol Nights was recovered by Ofcom successful 2011 to look to "target and mock the intelligence and carnal disabilities" of Price's son, past aged eight.