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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Sophie Halle-Richards

'You're fit... I want to be your fella in a fun way': GMP officer hounded domestic abuse victims with thousands of calls and texts

A Greater Manchester Police officer bombarded victims of domestic violence with "flirtatious" and "inappropriate" messages after he'd been called out to their homes, a misconduct panel heard.

PC Richard O'Connell formed personal and sexual relationships with vulnerable women who were victims of crime, who he'd met after responding to emergency calls between 2011 and 2018.

The officer, who worked for the force since 2006, sent one woman a text calling her "fit" and told another victim he wanted to take her out for a drink, and that she was 'really good looking.'

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