A West Midlands Police officer Paedophile, Haider Siddique from Bartley Green in Birmingham, has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for sexual offences against a susceptible 13-year-old girl he encountered online.
Haider Siddique, 22, was apprehended following a bus driver’s observation of his inappropriate behaviour in March of the previous year.
He commenced his tenure with West Midlands Police in 2021 as a student officer, and the force characterised his actions as “sickening.”
The NSPCC stated that his “targeted grooming and sexual exploitation of a vulnerable girl constituted a grave violation of trust.”
It stated: “Having completed training to become a police officer, Haider Siddique ought to have recognised the profound consequences that child sexual abuse can inflict on the victims.”
The bus driver was also praised for voicing concerns.
In January at Birmingham Crown Court, Haider Siddique admitted guilt to two counts of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor and subsequently resigned while in detention.
The force announced that a swift misconduct hearing was conducted privately following his guilty plea, and he would have faced dismissal had he not resigned.
It further stated that he had never been assigned to an operational capacity, which is some relief for his victim.
Deputy Chief Constable Scott Green stated: “This was a reprehensible criminal act committed by a former student officer, and I am aware that his colleagues will be appalled by his conduct.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Siddique will be permanently listed on the Sex Offender Register.
He is also under a Sexual Harm Prevention Order that prohibits internet communication with individuals under 16 and restricts any unsupervised interaction with minors under 16, unless their parents are informed of the offences.
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