Ex-officer jailed over 'toxic' WhatsApp culture
Summary
A former Cambridgeshire police sergeant, Paul Street, has been jailed for four years for sharing private and intimate images of a female suspect with colleagues. Street and another ex-officer, Josh Williams, created a harmful culture at work involving bullying and misconduct, leading to several police cases being dropped or reviewed.Key Facts
- Paul Street, 41, an ex-police sergeant, was sentenced to four years in jail.
- Josh Williams, also a former officer, was sentenced to 16 months in jail for misconduct.
- They shared private sexual videos and photos of a female suspect among colleagues.
- Street encouraged other officers to bully and physically harm a teenage detainee.
- Their actions caused 67 police cases to be discontinued and 14 cases to be re-examined.
- Street admitted to unlawful sharing of personal data and created a toxic WhatsApp group culture.
- Police seized Street’s mobile phones during an anti-corruption investigation in 2021.
- The victim expressed feeling shocked, violated, and humiliated by the officers’ behaviour.
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