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Matthew Cooper

Former royal protection officer jailed for ‘grave betrayal’ of sex crime victim

Ex-Met and West Mercia Police constable Mark Cranfield was found guilty of misconduct charges for pestering a revenge porn victim and keeping intimate video and naked images of her on his work phone (Matthew Cooper/PA) - (PA Wire)

A former royal protection officer who “pestered” and messaged a revenge porn victim and kept an intimate video and naked images of her on his phone has been jailed for eight months.

Former Met and West Mercia Police constable Mark Cranfield sent social media messages, including one discussing his sex life, to the highly vulnerable woman, a two-week trial was told.

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