'Bit creepy' police officer allegedly caused woman to 'change the way she dressed'

A police officer's alleged behaviour "made a woman feel uncomfortable and caused her to change the way she dressed", it has been claimed. Merseyside Police Constable Mark Warren will appear before a misconduct hearing next week where he will face allegations at the level of gross misconduct.

In a written note on Merseyside Police's website, PC Warren faces allegations from three different women who are anonymised and referred to as Miss A, B and C. The officer is said to have "abused his authority as a police officer" by messaging one woman on Facebook and speaking to two others in person.

The full note says that the officer allegedly "messaged Miss A via Facebook, which made her feel uncomfortable and that the officer was a bit creepy, demonstrates that he failed to treat Miss A with respect and courtesy and he has therefore abused his authority as a police officer.

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"In that contacting Miss B and interacting with her in the way described above the officer made her feel uncomfortable and caused her to alter her behaviour in particular the way she dressed demonstrates that he has failed to treat Miss B with respect and courtesy and he has therefore abused his authority as a police officer.

"In that contacting Miss C and interacting with her in the way described above the officer made her feel uncomfortable and demonstrates that he has failed to treat Miss C with respect and courtesy and he has therefore abused his authority as a police officer."

The note continues: "In that in speaking to Miss A, messaging her via Facebook, the officer has acted in a manner, both on duty and off duty, that has the propensity to bring the police service into disrepute. In that contacting Miss B and interacting with her in the way described above the officer made her feel uncomfortable and caused her to alter her behaviour in particular the way she dressed.

"The officer acted in a manner both on duty and off duty that has the propensity to bring the police service into disrepute. In that contacting Miss C and interacting with her in the way described above the officer made her feel uncomfortable and he has acted in a manner both on duty and off duty that has the propensity to bring the police service into disrepute."

If the hearing panel determines that PC Warren's conduct amounts to gross misconduct, he could face sanctions including an immediate dismissal from the force and his name being added to the College of Policing's banned list. A six-day misconduct hearing will be held at Merseyside Police's HQ on Monday, December 2, chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Alex Goss.