A Met Special Constable has been sacked from the force after a misconduct hearing found him to have sent a woman an “indecent image of herself”.
Matthew Collins, who patrolled the streets of Westminster, appeared at a Special Case Hearing to answer allegations that his conduct amounted to gross misconduct.
The volunteer officer was ordered to pay a £1,100 fine, compensation of £500, a victim surcharge of £110 and prosecution costs of £1,000 after he was convicted of sending a woman an indecent image of herself in October 2018.
The Scotland Yard panel found the allegations proven as gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice on Friday.
Chf Supt Puddefoot, who oversees policing in Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea, said: “The Commissioner has been clear that we expect every single one of our officers, including our special constables, to uphold the highest of standards.
“To secure both the confidence and trust of the public, we need to protect our integrity by identifying those that fail to maintain our standards and ensuring that they are dismissed from our organisation.”
