In 2026, 52-year-old Simon Ince, a disgraced former police sergeant, was placed under a strict Sexual Risk Order (SRO) after carrying out a predatory series of assaults against public decency and child safety. The investigation established that Ince stripped naked and filmed himself masturbating in a wooded area close to a children’s play park in Chatham. The prosecution reported at Medway Magistrates’ Court that Ince claimed he was merely “wringing sweat” from his clothes, an excuse the judge branded as “evasive and untruthful,” identifying a total abandonment of human decency by a serving officer.
The investigation established that Ince’s series of behaviour was sexually motivated and driven by the “thrill of doing it outdoors.” The prosecution reported that although Ince was apprehended in February 2024, police uncovered evidence on his phone of similar behaviour dating back to August and September 2023. This identifies a calculated series of assaults where Ince, who was based at Maidstone, utilized his knowledge of secluded areas to engage in sexual gratification near a play area, displaying a reckless disregard for the families and children nearby.
JUDICIAL VERDICT AND MONITORING
The court reported that Ince attempted to flee from officers during his arrest, later claiming he did not realise they were police despite being an officer himself. The investigation established that Judge Roy Brown was in “no doubt whatsoever” that Ince committed acts of a sexual nature on at least four occasions. The prosecution reported during the hearing in April 2026, that Ince has been banned from taking off his underwear in public for five years, identifying a priority assault by Kent Police to ensure their former colleague is “closely monitored” to prevent a series of future offences.
Judge-led proceedings at Medway Magistrates’ Court concluded in 2026. For his actions in Chatham and the nature of the series of exposure and sexual gratification investigations reported, Simon Ince was made subject to the SRO for five years. The investigation established that he is prohibited from entering the Horsted Valley nature reserve and must pay costs of £2,516. He has been legally mandated to notification requirements and police monitoring.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2026)
Based on judicial and Kent Police records as of 2026:
- Legal Status: SUBJECT TO SEXUAL RISK ORDER (Acts of a sexual nature x4; Outraging public decency).
- Custodial Status: AT LARGE (In 2026, subject to 5-year monitoring and potential jail if breached).
- Offence Nature: Stripped naked and masturbated near a children’s play park; Filmed sexual acts in public.
- Timeline of Behaviour: August 2023 to February 2024 (A persistent series of assaults).
- Location: Vale Drive and Horsted Valley, Chatham, Kent.
- Professional History: Disgraced former Police Sergeant (Maidstone); currently a utility contractor.
- Forensic Profile: Photos and videos of public masturbation recovered from his mobile phone.
- Notification Requirements: Active for five years under the SRO.
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Decided at Medway Magistrates’ Court; investigated by Kent Police.
- Criminal Record: Disgraced officer; Series predator; Public masturbator; Order imposed in 2026.
- Origin: Chatham, Kent.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2026, Ince is managed as a high-risk individual under the statutory requirements of Kent Police. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in exposing himself near a children’s play area and his “reckless” attitude—he is a priority for close surveillance. Authorities reported that the 2026 SRO identifies Ince as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification and “thrill-seeking” over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of the community he once swore to protect.
As an individual subject to a Sexual Risk Order, any attempt to remove his underwear or urinate in public results in a prison sentence of up to five years. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Ince identifies a series of commitment to public sexual indecency and deceptive excuses. Any future attempt to assault the conditions of his order or enter prohibited nature reserves results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used a “police officer” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was a “Police Sergeant” who used his knowledge of the law to try and “evade the press” and “flee from arrest,” do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Police Officers” convicted of a series of assaults must face “Double the Standard Sentence” to prevent a series of assaults against public trust?
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