A Devon and Cornwall police officer, Christopher Wilson, may face imprisonment for engaging in sexual relations with a drunk young girl, a vulnerable victim of domestic violence, in the disabled lavatory of a Cornwall Police Station.
PC Christopher Wilson, residing in Cornwall, enquired of the woman if she wished to “engage with a man in uniform” after he approached her while she was reporting a crime she had endured.
The 43-year-old cop, Christopher Wilson, described sexual activity within the police station as “the illicit aspect that enhances the thrill.”
Exeter Crown Court was notified that she accompanied him into the unisex disabled restroom in Launceston, Cornwall, where they engaged in sexual intercourse.
Mr. Christopher Wilson transmitted inappropriate texts to the victim following her exit from the police station, stated Mr. James le Grys, the prosecutor.
The officer, Christopher Wilson, stationed in the picturesque town of Saltash in southeast Cornwall, admitted to committing misconduct in public office.
Judge Timothy Rose informed Christopher Wilson that it was probable the officer, presently suspended from Devon and Cornwall Police, would be incarcerated immediately upon his return for sentencing in January.
“You should recognise that the most probable result of this case is an immediate incarceration,” he stated. The court will undoubtedly explore alternative options; but, I do not wish to deceive you. You must return with the understanding that incarceration is a significant priority.
Susannah Stevens, in her defence, stated that Mr. Christopher Wilson did not anticipate the woman would enter the lavatory behind him during the event that occurred on December 2 of the previous year.
She stated, “He ought to have merely taken a statement from her.” He acknowledges that he provoked the sexual remarks.
“He intentionally engaged in misconduct that undermined public trust by participating in sexual activity with a complainant of a criminal offence while on duty and responsible for the appropriate investigation of her allegation,” the complete charge states.
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A Devon and Cornwall police officer, Christopher Wilson, has been incarcerated for engaging in oral sex with a young girl crime victim in a disabled lavatory at the station where he was employed.
Police constable Christopher Wilson engaged in conversation with the woman while formally recording her complaint regarding an assault by her partner at Launceston police station.
Upon her observation that they were in a police station, he responded: “That aspect of mischief enhances the thrill.”
He accompanied her to the accessible loo after colleagues were summoned for another matter, leaving them alone. He removed his uniform and police equipment and forced her down to perform oral sex on him.
The woman was inebriated and agitated at the time, and he implored her to be silent about the incident, asserting that he would jeopardise his employment if she disclosed it.
He escorted her to a Travelodge in Saltash for her safety and informed her that she could reach him via a dating website named Fabswingers.
Exeter Crown Court was informed that he continued to send her suggestive texts for three months following their initial encounter on December 2, 2018.
She was profoundly affected by the event but finally filed an official complaint after sharing her ordeal with other women in a domestic violence support group.
Christopher Wilson, 44, of Greenfield Road, Saltash, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office and was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment by Judge Timothy Rose.
During the sentencing hearing, the judge told him: ”The prospect of this sexual encounter led you to stray comprehensively from your duty and your responsibilities towards her. You had already made sexualised comments and it is plain what was on your mind.
“The simple fact is that you wanted it to happen. This was all about your personal sexual gratification. There was a power imbalance. She was a victim of domestic violence and you were an officer in uniform, at your place of work and in a position of authority.
“Prison sentences are required in such cases so police officers are deterred from such behaviour and the public can have confidence that such criminal transgressions will be punished appropriately.”
James le Grys, prosecuting, said Christopher Wilson took the woman to the police station to make a statement after she complained of being smothered with a pillow by her partner.
She was upset, visibly injured, partially intoxicated, and talking of suicide or self-harm, but Christopher Wilson started making inappropriate comments as he was taking her statement.
He suggested she should get with a man in uniform and that being with someone else would help her get over the breakdown of her relationship.
Mr le Grys said: “Other officers left the station to go to another call-out and he spoke to her about going to the toilet together to have a bit of fun.
“She said ‘I’m in a police station’ and he replied ‘that’s the naughty side of it that makes it more exciting’. She agreed but later said she was not in the right state of mind because she had drunk six cans of Carlsberg.”
Inside the toilet they kissed and he started undressing himself, dropping his police equipment on the floor. She then gave him oral sex.
They left the cubicle separately in case anyone saw them and he later asked her not to tell anyone, saying it would cost him his career.
He tried to give her his phone number after taking her to the Travelodge and when she declined, he told her to contact him through the Fabswingers site.
Christopher Wilson went on to send her sexual messages which asked her how naughty she was and whether she used sex toys.
She made a victim statement saying the incident had left her feeling unsafe and un-confident in the presence of the police.
Susannah Stevens, defending, said Christopher Wilson committed the offence at a time when his marriage had broken up and he was under personal stress.
He made a momentary decision which he now accepts it was wrong. He wants to apologise to the woman, the police service, and his family.
During his policing career, he had been commended for his good work in London and the West Country.
Christopher Wilson is now £40,000 in debt as a result of his divorce and losing his job.
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