Ex-south London cop tried to entice underage girl to sex act

Police said Collins is currently awaiting sentencing. Image: Met Police
A former Met Police officer who served in south London has pleaded guilty to several crimes related to sexual activity involving an underage girl.
In a statement published Thursday (April 22), a spokesperson for the Met Police said that an allegation of gross misconduct had been proven against former PC Mark Collins, who was arrested in November 2019 and resigned from the force in February this year.
Collins was arrested on November 26, 2019, and suspended from duty – he was later charged on the November 9, 2020.
 
The Met Police revealed Thursday that on January 27 Collins pleaded guilty to "six counts of attempting to communicate with a person aged under 16 years, for the purposes of sexual gratification and one count of attempting to incite a girl aged 13 to engage in sexual activity".

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