Almost 100 police officers in Greater Manchester are under investigation for sexual misconduct. GMP is investigating 82 officers for sexual offences or misconduct with investigations for a further 16 concluded and the officers currently awaiting a misconduct panel hearing.
The figures - representing around 1 pc of the force - were revealed by Greater Manchester's deputy mayor Kate Green at a police, fire and crime panel on Thursday (January 26). It comes a week after former armed officer David Carrick - who admitted to 49 offences including 24 counts of rape - was sacked from the Metropolitan Police.
The new deputy mayor said GMP is 'very committed' to openness and wants to assure the public that police officers who are found to have abused their position will be 'rooted out' from the force. She said: "This is a huge issue for all police forces - including Greater Manchester Police - in relation to public trust.
