Female PC who sent sexy messages to fellow cop sobs after misusing police computers
A COP who sent sexy messages to a fellow officer sobbed after being hauled in front of a misconduct panel over misusing police computers.
PC Laura Welsh found herself in hot water after exchanging raunchy texts with ex-cop Harry Burgess in 2018, while both were serving for Essex Police.
She was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour after sending “personal and sexually suggestive messages”.
Welsh was given a warning but was allowed to keep her job – but the investigation uncovered string of alleged confidentiality breaches which came to light after the lewd chats were exposed.
Today the cop cried after being hauled before a disciplinary panel again for accessing the forces computer system at least six times.
PC Welsh, who has been on restricted duties throughout her police career due to a serious neck injury, accessed the systems to look up information for a friend.
On one occasion, between 2010 and 2013, she found a crime reference number for a pal and during another incident she handed over details of an incident at Cost Cutter.
The hearing also heard allegations that Welsh used the “Storm” system, software access by all emergency services, to look up information on her ex-husband. This claim was not proven in the hearing.
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She also looked up information about a domestic dispute among her neighbours which was not a matter she was involved in at the time.
Welsh told the hearing that she had not been given appropriate training for the handling of data through her career.
She admitted misconduct but argued her actions did not reach the level of gross misconduct.
Chief Constable Ben Julian-Harrington is due to return a ruling on the case.
Reprimanding Welsh at the previous hearing Chief Superintendent Tracey Harman said: “For PC Welsh’s part, I hope she uses this as a learning opportunity for future behaviour.”
In a statement Essex Police said: “Former PC Burgess was found to have exchanged personal and sexually suggestive messages to another officer, while on duty via WhatsApp, text message, and the Essex Police email system between January 19 and June 8, 2016.
"It was also found he had engaged in sexual activity at a police station during the same period."
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