The Metropolitan Police made assumptions about gay men and their "lifestyle choices" while investigating the crimes of notorious killer Stephen Port, according to a leaked report.
The report from the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC), seen by Channel 4 News, said “the public cannot be satisfied that police are making decisions based on evidence and fact” because of how assumptions informed the investigation into Stephen, who murdered gay men.
Stephen was convicted of murdering four gay men he met through dating websites over a 15-month period in East London. Known as the "Grinder Killer", he lured his victims to his home before giving them fatal doses of the date rape drug GHB. He was finally sentenced to life in prison in 2016.
