London, June 1(ANI): A British cop has been sacked after he pursued a 14-year-old girl for sex - via Facebook and phone.
According to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), Pc Robert Nicholson was fired after a misconduct hearing was told that he targeted the girl, who lived in a care home, after she was arrested.
Deborah Glass, the IPCC commissioner for London, said: "The girl told us that she trusted this man because he was a police officer."
"We expect the police to protect us and our families, yet Pc Nicholson's actions were, from the outset, a disgraceful abuse of his position," she added.
The officer first came into contact with the teen in October 2009 at Bethnal Green Police Station, where he was working as a jailer and she was brought into the custody suite.
He asked for her phone number and the next day sent up to 17 text messages.hone and Facebook records showed the pair exchanged a blizzard of messages, which contained sexual elements.
The relationship came to light in December 2009 when the girl was reported missing from her care home.
Evidence showed the pair regularly spoke by phone before Nicholson drove from his home in Essex to meet her in London.
"Although he met the girl while she was in police custody, and there can be little doubt he knew her age and vulnerability, he exploited his position as a police officer to pursue her sexually," The Sun quoted Glass, as saying.
"I am glad he is now no longer in a position to do this to anyone else," she added. (ANI)
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