Campaign to remove former #spycops officer Andy Coles from positions of civic trust
Dec 17 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
This week, #spycops officer Andy Coles will be questioned by the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Unique among officers who deceived women into relationships, he has flatly denied that it ever happened. What exactly did he do, & what will the Inquiry be asking him about?🧵(1/18)
In Peterborough, Andy Coles was known as a school governor, Conservative city councillor, & Cambridgeshire’s Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner.
But in 2017, his dark secret was revealed.
(2/18) theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/m…
Nov 9, 2020 • 17 tweets • 9 min read
As #SpyCops officer Andy Coles has just been mentioned at the #SpyCopsInquiry, here's a quick overview of who he is. He was a Special Demonstration Squad officer in 1990s, using the name 'Andy Davey', infiltrating peace & animal rights campaigns. Here he is undercover in 1991
Whilst undercover, Coles was a renowned sex pest. As well as harassing women he spied on, he groomed a vulnerable teenager, known as Jessica @Jessica_me2, into a year-long relationship. He was her first serious partner.