Queensland police officer who engaged in ‘pattern of predatory sexual conduct’ awarded anonymity by tribunal

The tribunal found the officer had not re-engaged in similar conduct since disciplined and publication of his identity could risk his mental health after a PTSD diagnosis. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

A serving Queensland police officer who engaged in “a pattern of predatory sexual conduct” against three junior female colleagues has won a permanent order protecting his identity.

The officer, anonymised in court documents as PSB, remains employed by the Queensland Police Service in a supervisory role despite a 2022 tribunal appeal decision that imposed a “suspended dismissal” for sexualised conduct towards junior female colleagues.