Thread by @C4Dispatches

In the past four years, nearly 2000 police officers, special constables and PCSOs in the UK have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct, #Dispatches can reveal.

Cops on Trial. Tomorrow at 10pm on @Channel4 1/

@Channel4 Two weeks ago, the sickening details of how Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered by a police officer shocked the nation. But this abuse of power and authority by serving officers is not a one off. 2/

@Channel4 #Dispatches received responses to Freedom of Information requests from 39 police forces revealing the shocking scale of the abuses. 3/

@Channel4 FOI figures revealed over 370 accusations of sexual assault, nearly 100 accusations of rape, and 18 accusations of child sex offences. 4/

@Channel4 In some of the UK’s larger police forces there are some startling figures. Greater Manchester Police had 67 sexual assault and 27 rape accusations. Thames Valley Police saw 36 sexual assaults reports, and Kent Police had 23 reported rapes. 5/

@Channel4 Of the 39 police forces who responded to our FOI, nearly two-thirds of allegations of sexual misconduct were either not upheld, deemed no case to answer, discontinued or no further action taken. 6/

@Channel4 #Dispatches found that around 30% of UK police officers accused of sexual misconduct had previously been reported for some kind of misconduct, although not necessarily of a sexual nature. 7/

@Channel4 “Officers are targeting people that they know maybe won’t be believed.”

Using data from 514 proven cases of sexual misconduct, researchers at Bournemouth University have been working with police to build a profile of officers likely to offend. 8/

@Channel4 Louise Rolfe, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) lead for Violence and Public Protection, told #Dispatches: 9/

@Channel4 WATCH: Cops on Trial. Monday at 10pm on @Channel4