Armed British cop who had sex with married woman while on duty KEPT his job - because he could still reach gun in holster round his ankles

An on-duty firearms officer who had sex with a married woman with his gun around his ankles kept his job because he could still reach his weapon, it was revealed today.

PC Shaun Jenkins, 36, was on armed patrol when he picked up his lover and took her to his house where they had sex while a colleague waited in a squad car outside.

The officer, who has two awards for bravery, enjoyed a 40-minute liaison with the woman in 2010.

The unnamed woman's husband found out about the afternoon tryst and reported PC Jenkins to his senior officers who later sacked him for gross misconduct.

PC Jenkins appealed and was reinstated because his gun was never out of his control and he could 'have been back in the police vehicle within a minute or two'.

But the Police Appeals Panel's decision to give the Gwent officer his job back was criticised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission today.

Tom Davies, the head of the IPCC in Wales, said he was 'bemused' by the panel's decision to let him off.

He said: 'The finding that the gun was never out of PC Jenkins' direct and immediate control because it was in a holster, attached to his trousers, which were attached to him, albeit around his ankles, is surprising.

'I am also bemused by the panel's conclusion that his conduct did not significantly downgrade the protection to the public because there was nothing to suggest he could not have been back in the police vehicle within a minute or two. 'These findings can only undermine public confidence in the credibility of the police discipline system.'

Mr Davies also said the way Gwent Police dealt with a complaint about PC Jenkins from the husband of the woman he had sex with was 'unacceptable'.

Despite this the officer will still keep his job.

Original report here




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