A police officer was blackmailed after he got caught carrying out sex acts online while working from home. PC Alexander Pead, 26, was caught in sex acts while on the Internet when he was supposed to be on the clock, a police misconduct hearing was told.
As a result, the officer then became a victim of blackmail over those online sex acts and lied about it when he reported it to his boss. He has now been kicked out of the force and banned from serving in the police.
A misconduct hearing found PC Pead had committed gross misconduct. The panel said the officer - who was based at Hasting police station - breached standards of professional behaviour over his discreditable conduct and the way he followed orders.
