A Northumbria police inspector who inappropriately touched a colleague and asked others to have sex with him has been sacked.
Inspector John Hodgson worked at the Ponteland Communications Centre in Ponteland, Northumberland. The 35-year-old worked there initially as a sergeant until he was promoted to the rank of Inspector in February 2021.
A misconduct hearing heard how he sent sexual and flirtatious messages to colleagues while on and off duty and also used social media to ask two of the women for sex.