A police officer, Paul Ledwith, perpetrated sexual assault against two women in Liverpool city centre. Paul Ledwith, 49, contested allegations of sexual assault but was convicted after a trial at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday, September 19.
Paul Ledwith, a serving officer with Merseyside Police during the offences, has recently been terminated from the force.
The results of a misconduct tribunal conducted at Eaton Road Police Station on May 26, 2021, and released today, September 27, determined that former Constable 1867 Paul Ledwith’s conduct constituted gross misconduct.
The ECHO previously reported how Paul Ledwith, of Wisteria Way, Bold, St Helens, appeared at Manchester Crown Court in March 2021 and pleaded not guilty to five charges of sexual assaults against two women between July and August 2020.
Paul Ledwith was found guilty of three offences of sexual touching in Liverpool city centre in July and August 2020.
After the police misconduct hearing, the Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) of the panel, Mr Ince, determined that the publication of the outcome was not to be published until the conclusion of Former Constable Paul Ledwith’s associated criminal trial so as not to prejudice the proceedings.
The criminal trial has now concluded, and Paul Ledwith will be sentenced on October 16. Paul Ledwith was found to have breached the following standards of professional behaviour: honesty and integrity, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct.
Merseyside Police said on its website that if the officer had still been serving at the time of the misconduct hearing, he would have been dismissed without notice. He has been placed on the College of Policing barred list.
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