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Officer who appeared on Channel 5's Police Interceptors 'went dogging with female colleague after they swapped steamy messages while on duty'

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Keogh, G. (2026, October 15). Officer who appeared on Channel 5's Police Interceptors 'went dogging with female colleague after they swapped steamy messages while on duty'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16211815/Officer-appeared-Channel-5s-Police-Interceptors-went-dogging-female-colleague-swapped-steamy-messages-duty.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Ben Sutcliffe, a former police constable and acting sergeant with Cleveland Police who appeared in seasons 13 and 14 of Channel 5’s “Police Interceptors” in 2017 and 2018, is facing serious misconduct charges including having sex with a colleague in public while on duty. Sutcliffe exchanged sexually explicit messages and images during work hours, potentially compromising his duties. He may face the College of Policing Barred List if found guilty, preventing him from returning to law enforcement.

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Ben Sutcliffe, a former Cleveland Police constable who appeared on Channel 5’s Police Interceptors TV show in 2017 and 2018, is set to face an accelerated misconduct hearing next week. He is accused of engaging in "dogging" with a female colleague after exchanging sexually explicit messages while on duty. The hearing will address serious charges including having sex with a fellow officer in public places, where there was a risk of being caught. Additionally, Sutcliffe faces accusations of lying to his superiors about the relationship and disclosing confidential operational information without lawful purpose. He left the force following these allegations, which include interfering with the proper performance of his duties due to the explicit messages exchanged during working hours.

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Glen Keogh

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Topics

Channel 5 Channel 5’s Cleveland Police the Professional Standards Department the Standards of Professional Behaviour

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Sutcliffe PERSON · 7× Cleveland Police ORG · 3× Ben Sutcliffe PERSON · 2× Channel 5 ORG · 1× Channel 5’s ORG · 1× Police Interceptors ORG · 1× Stockton-on-Tees GPE · 1× the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit ORG · 1× the College of Policing Barred List ORG · 1× the Professional Standards Department ORG · 1×

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Sutcliffe is further accused of - without any lawful operational policing purpose – disclosing to the officer restricted operational police information, knowing such information was confidential. And finally it is claimed he failed to challenge improper conduct on the part of the female officer, namely when she told him that she would lie to the Professional Standards Department and deny the relationship and when she sent him sexually explicit messages and photographs whilst on duty.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15

2026-10-15 · Daily Mail

Officer who appeared on Channel 5's Police Interceptors 'went dogging with female colleague after they swapped steamy messages while on duty' · assertive framing

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A police officer who appeared on Channel 5’s Police Interceptors TV series allegedly went ‘dogging’ with a colleague after they sent each other sexually explicit messages whilst on duty. uncertain

they → appear → duty

Ben Sutcliffe, a police constable and former acting sergeant with Cleveland Police in North East England, appeared in two seasons of the hit Channel 5 show in 2017 and 2018, but left the force after being accused of sexual misconduct. asserted

Sutcliffe → act → misconduct

Sutcliffe is due to appear before an accelerated misconduct hearing next week where he will face the most serious accusation of having sex with a fellow police officer in public places ‘knowing and intending that there be a risk of being caught.’ asserted

he → appear → places

He is also accused of lying to bosses when questioned about whether he was having a relationship with the female officer, who has not been named. asserted

who → accuse → officer

Listing the charges against him, Cleveland Police said he ‘sent and received a large number of sexually explicit texts and images to the officer whilst on duty’ and these ‘interfered with the proper performance of his duties.’ asserted

these → list → duties

she → accuse → duty

The force said the allegations ‘amount to breaches of the Standards of Professional Behaviour relating to discreditable conduct’ and ‘have been assessed as gross misconduct if proved.’ asserted

allegations → say → misconduct

Ben Sutcliffe, a former police constable and acting sergeant with Cleveland Police, is accused of having sex with a fellow officer in a public place Sutcliffe appeared in two series of Police Interceptors in 2017 and 2018 Despite leaving the force, Sutcliffe could be placed on the College of Policing Barred List if found guilty of gross misconduct, meaning he could not return to law enforcement Despite being listed as a former officer, Sutcliffe could be barred from policing if the allegations are proven. Sutcliffe appeared in seasons 13 and 14 of Police Interceptors, a fly-on-the-wall documentary which follows officers responding to incidents and pursuing suspected offenders. The seasons joined the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit, a joint team responsible for roads policing, armed response and supporting response officers, across two years. uncertain

seasons → act → years

In season 13, episode six, Sutcliffe confronted a speeding boy racer, while a routine stop uncovered a young driver suspected of taking drugs. asserted

stop → confront → drugs

In episode seven, he was shown chasing a runaway driver. asserted

he → show → driver

In his profile shown at the start of each episode of the show, the officer said he had been on the force for 11 years at that time and was an advanced driver, a public order instructor, an armed response constable and a tactical team medic. asserted

he → show → time

The accelerated misconduct hearing is due to begin at 10am on October 21 in Stockton-on-Tees. asserted

hearing → begin → Tees