Police tutor and student found guilty of gross misconduct

Summarised from BBC Northamptonshire's report · Updated 5 Nov, 07:45 · Archive

Two Northamptonshire police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct over a sexual relationship between tutor and trainee.

A disciplinary panel has found PC Mark Robinson and Trainee Detective Constable Bethany Wilkins of Northamptonshire Police guilty of gross misconduct over a sexual relationship that developed while Robinson was tutoring Wilkins. Robinson joined the force in February 2018 and became a tutor constable in 2020. Wilkins joined in 2022. Both would have been dismissed had they not resigned.

When called to a meeting on 23 March 2023, both stated they were not in a relationship. However, the panel was presented with evidence contradicting this: screenshots of a hotel stay on 19 March 2023 in both their names, emails containing a photograph of the couple kissing in a vehicle on 18 March, and text messages from that date. Wilkins had previously resigned before the hearing commenced on 19 October. Robinson resigned during a lunch break, citing "investigative failures and discrepancies" and "age-related prejudice".

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• Police tutor and student resign over sexual affairA disciplinary panel find both a police tutor and his trainee guilty of gross misconduct.BBC Northamptonshire · 5 Nov, 06:40

In this story: PC Mark Robinson · Trainee Detective Constable Bethany Wilkins · Northamptonshire Police · Assistant Chief Constable James Avery

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