The Metropolitan Police has warned a legal challenge launched by an officer facing the sack over unproven allegations of rape and domestic abuse will render them powerless to dismiss rogue officers if the claim succeeds.
The force revoked Sergeant Lino Di Maria’s vetting clearance after receiving multiple public complaints about his conduct towards women, including what court documents describe as “two sexual assaults/rapes in cars in public car parks”. He denies the allegations has not been charged with, nor convicted of, any offence.
