A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been dismissed from the police.
PC Farooq Ahmed walked into a police station with a confession note last December.
In January this year, the 38-year-old was jailed for two years for the 'disgusting abuse'.
He has now been formally dismissed from GMP, the force confirmed today in a statement, after a public misconduct hearing chaired by Chief Constable Stephen Watson was held yesterday (Thursday).
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Ahmed was previously based in the force's Tameside district, and is believed to have served in the area for around three years.
A court hearing held earlier this year heard how in November 2020, he handed himself in at GMP's Central Park police station.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said he gave officers a note with a confession about sexually assaulting a child a few years earlier.
The victim was interviewed by specialist officers the following day - and detailed the abuse she suffered.
On one occasion Ahmed used a mobile phone to film himself sexually assaulting her, which he then deleted.
He was arrested, charged then convicted at Minshull Street Crown Court in December 2020.
He was jailed for two years for three counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, as well as one count of making an indecent image of a child.
He was also handed a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and his name was added to the sex offenders' register for 10 years.
The offences occurred between 2016-2018.
After Ahmed's dismissal from the force, Chief Constable Stephen Watson said he was 'appalled' by his crimes.
"I'm appalled by this disgusting abuse of a young girl and I am pleased that justice has been served which was a result of a robust and thorough criminal investigation undertaken by detectives from GMP's CID", he said.
"I expect our officers to uphold the highest standards of conduct with public safety being their main priority.
"Ahmed fell well below these standards when he committed these unforgivable offences and his actions do not represent what I expect of an officer of the Greater Manchester Police."
Ahmed was suspended from his duties after being charged with the offences.
