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Paul Street, a 41-year-old police sergeant who appeared in crime shows on BBC and Channel 4, was sentenced to four years in jail for misconduct involving asking a female suspect for her sex video. Alongside this, he encouraged colleagues via WhatsApp to bully a teenage detainee and engaged in inappropriate behavior with former PC Josh Williams, who received a 16-month sentence. The incident came to light when anti-corruption officers discovered Street’s WhatsApp groups in 2021 while he worked at Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
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Paul Street, a 41-year-old former police sergeant from Cambridgeshire Constabulary who appeared in BBC's "Britain's Teenage Drug Runners" (2017) and Channel 4’s “Famous And Fighting Crime” (2019), was sentenced to four years in prison for misconduct. Street bullied a 17-year-old detainee during an arrest, verbally abused him, and requested sexually explicit videos from a female suspect's phone to share with colleagues as "the lads from footy." He also engaged in "salacious gossip" on WhatsApp with former PC Josh Williams, who was sentenced to 16 months. Street created a toxic work environment that encouraged the bullying of detainees and sharing of confidential information, leading to his conviction for misconduct in public office and unlawful disclosure of personal data.
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A disgraced police officer has been jailed for four years after asking for a female suspect's sex video.
Paul Street, 41, created a 'toxic' culture and engaged in 'salacious gossip' with former PC Josh Williams after he found intimate footage on the woman's phone.
Street, a sergeant who appeared in crime shows on the BBC and Channel 4, had also encouraged his colleagues to 'bully' a teenage detainee in WhatsApp messages.
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who → see → messages
Following a trial at the Old Bailey in June, he was found guilty of two charges of misconduct in a public office.
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he → follow → office
He also admitted two offences of unlawful disclosure of personal data.
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He → admit → data
Williams, 38, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office and was on Wednesday sentenced to 16 months in prison.
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Williams → plead → prison
Anti-corruption officers had uncovered Street's two WhatsApp groups in 2021 while he worked for Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
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he → uncover → Constabulary
In April 2020, Street called on his team dealing with a 17-year-old detainee to 'smash his head in'.
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Street → call → head
In the autumn of that year, Williams examined the phone of a suspect and told Street she was 'quite fit'.
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she → examine → Street
Street asked if there were 'any nudes', and Williams said there was a video of her committing a sex act.
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her → ask → act
Williams went on to send father-of-two Street a photo from the woman's phone showing her in underwear.
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Williams → go → underwear
Street later asked if Williams still had the video so he could show it to 'the lads from footy'.
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he → ask → footy
But there was no evidence it was shared.
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it → be → ?
Eleven other officers were investigated over their conduct arising from the culture Street had fostered, with one sacked for gross misconduct.
asserted
one → investigate → misconduct
Paul Street has been jailed for four years after creating a 'toxic' culture and engaged in 'salacious gossip' with a former officer after he found intimate footage on the woman's phone
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he → jail → phone
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