Former police constable Jay Hunt advised a 3rd celebration the identify of the sufferer and the suspect within the case, in addition to the alleged offences, a misconduct panel was advised
A police officer shared confidential data from a sexual assault and home abuse investigation throughout an evening out, a misconduct panel had heard.
Jay Hunt, who served as a constable with North Wales Police earlier than leaving the pressure, had been concerned within the arrest of a suspect in November, 2024, in reference to the intense sexual assault, assaults and home abuse case.
The next month, whereas socialising in Chester, Mr Hunt allegedly disclosed particulars of that case to a 3rd celebration. This was mentioned to incorporate each the identify of the sufferer and the suspect within the case, in addition to the alleged offences.
The third celebration later repeated the knowledge on the sufferer’s office, and it was alleged that Mr Hunt – who had solely joined the pressure in 2023 – indicated what was being mentioned was correct.
When the sufferer was notified, the panel discovered that Mr Hunt’s conduct had in the end “destroyed the religion and confidence she had in North Wales Police and completely discredited the service”.
Mr Hunt accepted that his actions amounted to a breach of the Requirements of Skilled Behaviour in respect of ‘authority, respect and courtesy’, ‘confidentiality’ and ‘discreditable conduct’.
Nevertheless, he went on to disclaim that his behaviour amounted to a breach of the ‘Integrity’ limb of ‘Honesty and Integrity’ Whereas he accepted that the confirmed allegations amounted to misconduct, he denied they constituted gross misconduct.
As to the information alleged, whereas Mr Hunt admitted a few of these, he didn’t settle for the extent of the disclosure he was alleged to have made to the third celebration. He additionally denied making any “gesture” to some other individual that confirmed any information of the investigation.
The panel, nevertheless, dominated that his motion would have amounted to gross misconduct and that “such issues are so severe that your dismissal would have been justified had you continue to been a serving officer”.
It additional added: “By your alleged actions not solely have you ever destroyed any religion and confidence the sufferer had with North Wales Police, a sufferer who needed to summon up the braveness to speak to police within the first place, however you’ve got additionally destroyed the repute of the police service as an entire which is able to certainly undermine public confidence in North Wales Police and its officers.”
Mr Hunt had supplied an apology to the sufferer in his assertion submitted to the listening to. Don’t miss a court docket report by signing up to our crime e-newsletter right here
In its conclusion, the panel acknowledged: “Accordingly, the panel was happy that the necessity to preserve public confidence in and the repute of the police service, uphold excessive skilled requirements and deter misconduct, and shield the general public, officers and employees by stopping comparable misconduct sooner or later is appropriately, and essentially, served by the end result of a discovering that Mr Hunt would have been dismissed had he remained in police service. Mr Hunt also needs to be added to the barred listing.”
Mr Hunt has the suitable to attraction to the Police Appeals Tribunal.
