The officer, who has been kept anonymous, is accused of breaching professional standards several times
15:38, 15 Dec 2025Updated 19:20, 15 Dec 2025
An anonymous officer will face a misconduct hearing this week(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
A police officer has been accused of contacting sex workers on multiple occasions. The officer, listed in a misconduct hearing notice as Former Officer A, is due to appear before a remote misconduct hearing on Friday, December 19, after it was alleged he breached the standards of professional behaviour.
The former Merseyside Police officer is said to have contacted sex workers on multiple occasions, dishonestly trying to use a police officer traffic exemption and an incident of domestic abuse which occurred on various dates between December 9, 2020, and August 4, 2022, while the officer was still serving.
He is alleged to have breached the following standards of professional behaviour; Authority, Respect & Courtesy, Orders and Instructions, Honesty & Integrity x 2 and Discreditable Conduct x 3.
The hearing listing, posted on the Merseyside Police website, said it will be chaired by Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Alex Goss.
It said: “The allegations relate to multiple incidents of contacting of sex workers, dishonestly trying to use a Police Officer traffic exemption and an incident of domestic abuse which occurred on various dates between 09/12/2020 and 04/08/2022, when former Officer A was still serving.
“This case is subject of an anonymity ruling and reporting restrictions under regulation 39 of the Police (Conduct) Regulations.
“Any member of the public or representative of the media may make written representations before the start of the hearing in respect of the former Officer’s continued anonymity.”
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