the police watchdog says it s seen a sharp rise in the number of officers and staff accused of abusing their positions for sexual purposes. the independent office for police conduct says referrals made in england and wales last year were almost double the 2016 numbers. here s our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving constable shone a light on the issue of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for sexual purposes. wayne couzens used a police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah. in recent years there has been a rise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their role for sexual gainer. 0ne barman played by an actor told the bbc s newsnight one woman, who is played by an actor, said someone was threatening
by a serving constable has shone a light on the issue of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for sexual purposes. wayne couzens used his police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah. in recent years, there s been a rise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their roles for sexual gain. one woman, here played by an actor, told the bbc s newsnight how she reported to the police that someone was threatening to post explicit images of her on the internet. an officer made contact. i got a whatsapp message from him saying, can you send the videos over here? so i thought i was sending the videos and messages and everything to the police. in reality, the officer had closed the case and they were for his personal viewing. the officer was sacked from devon and cornwall police
for sexual purposes. the police watchdog, the independent office for police conduct, investigated 70 people last year. in 2016, that figure was ten. our home affairs correspondent june kelley reports. the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving constable has shone a light on the issue of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for sexual purposes. wayne couzens used his police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah. in recent years, there s been a rise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their roles for sexual gain. one woman, here played by an actor, told the bbc s newsnight someone how she reported to the police that someone was threatening to post explicit