Porn addict police sergeant who shared vile videos of sexual violence on WhatsApp resigns in shame
20.06.2022 - 14:31
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A police sergeant has resigned in disgrace after an investigation found he had shared vile pornographic videos as well as discriminatory jokes on WhatsApp.
Married Glyn Martin, who had been a respected officer with Greater Manchester Police for 14 years, left the force in shame weeks before a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of gross misconduct. The Rochdale -based officer - who has received counselling for a self-confessed addiction to online porn - shared a series of vile clips, some showing sexual violence and bestiality and two offensive pictures featuring disabled people.
He also received - but did not forward - anti-Semitic and Islamophobic content as well as an image glorifying a white supremacist. Martin also confessed to 'sexting' and being engaged in 'multiple concurrent chats' online. "I am deeply ashamed of my actions," he said.
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Sgt Martin resigned in March ahead of a disciplinary hearing which took place on April 25 and which concluded he would have been dismissed from the force had he not already left. Details of the shocking images and videos he shared on WhatsApp have been revealed in the disciplinary panel's formal judgement on the case, which has been published on the force's website.
The former officer refused to attend the hearing at force HQ in Newton Heath in person but the disciplinary panel allowed his request to attend remotely via Rochdale police station, where he was based. He said he didn't want to attend in person as he felt 'anxiety', according to the judgement. The panel was told Martin joined the force in December 2003 and was promoted to sergeant in September 2010.
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