Newlywed Metropolitan Police officer who groped female colleague’s bottom several times at Christmas party sacked
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed after groping a female colleague at a Christmas party. The officer, Pc Kevin Beedel, claimed his actions were friendly but continued despite being told to stop. The incident highlights ongoing issues of misogyny within the police force, as noted in a recent review.
- ▪Pc Kevin Beedel was sacked for repeatedly groping a female colleague during a work Christmas party.
- ▪The female officer, referred to as Pc A, felt that reporting the incident would harm her career.
- ▪A review by Baroness Louise Casey found the Metropolitan Police to be institutionally misogynistic.
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