An officer investigating sex offences in a Met Police unit was nicknamed “The Rapist”, a documentary has claimed.
And after a damning report revealed vile WhatsApp messages being shared among colleagues, a senior officer allegedly told staff to delete anything incriminating.
Women & The Police: The Inside Story also includes claims that one officer joked killer PC Wayne Couzens would not have had the money for the fuel to burn the body of Sarah Everard during the 2021 petrol shortage.
Speaking in the ITV film on Thursday night, one former Met officer “Rachel” – not her real name – claimed male colleague “The Rapist” worked for the Serious Sexual Offences Unit.
She also claimed male officers on the unit celebrated when a rape complaint was not pursued by one victim.
Rachel spoke of the day a police watchdog report was published last year revealing “disgraceful” misogyny, discrimination and sexual harassment in a police unit based at Charing Cross, Central London.
She said: “A superintendent said, ‘This has just come out about Charing Cross, so can everyone go and have a look at their Facebook and their WhatsApps and just delete, delete everything that you think could be reported’.
“And I started looking around the room. I thought she was joking because I thought surely no one has those messages because they shouldn’t, you know, exist.”
Meanwhile, serving West Mercia officer “Faye” claimed a married senior officer sexually assaulted her at a party and was later promoted, despite her making a formal complaint.
She said he kissed her neck and texted saying, “Pretty girl do you want to come back with me to the hotel.”
The Met said: “The behaviour described is totally unacceptable. Trust has been profoundly shaken and we are determined to rebuild it.”
