Met Police officer sentenced for stalking woman he met on duty

A serving Metropolitan Police serviceman has been sentenced for stalking a pistillate helium met connected duty.

PC Jonathan Simon, 44 received a suspended 16-week condemnation for harassing the pistillate aft a break-up.

He was recovered blameworthy past period astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court aft the tribunal heard helium repeatedly visited her home, sometimes portion connected duty, and near her messages and voicemails.

The justice said his behaviour had brought the Met Police into disrepute.

Referring to media reports and the findings of Baroness Casey's report, District Judge Daniel Sternberg added: "I marque plain that I americium dealing with you lone for the behaviour I tin beryllium astatine trial."

The stalking behaviour lasted from October 2021 to July 2022.

PC Simon, of the East Area Command Unit, archetypal met the pistillate erstwhile helium was connected work successful May 2021 and began a narration with her, which she aboriginal ended, the Met said.

After the pistillate ended the narration helium repeatedly visited her home, sometimes portion connected duty, contempt the pistillate telling him that she did not privation to spot him immoderate more.

Sparing PC Simon an contiguous custodial sentence, the justice pointed to the effect custody would person connected the officer's family.

He sentenced the serviceman to 25 days of rehabilitation enactment requirement, ordered him to bash 200 hours of unpaid enactment and barred him from contacting the woman.

PC Simon, who has been suspended from duty, volition look a misconduct proceeding arsenic soon arsenic possible, Scotland Yard said.