A former detective who formed a relationship with a sexual offense victim, whom he was investigating the case, has been found guilty of misconduct in a public office.
Police Conduct for the independent office (IOPC) began an investigation into 55 -year -old Wasim Bashir’s behavior after a complaint with a woman.
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) working and without any policing, a woman contacted a woman who reported serious sexual offenses and domestic misuse.
The officer, who had an expert experience in the investigation of rape before his retirement in June, then began a sexual relationship with him.
He was approved for a second count of misconduct in a public office on the instructions of a judge in the Sheffield Crown Court.
He was sent to custody and will be sentenced on 29 August.
After the sentence, IOPC Director Emily Barry said: “As a police officer, DC Bashir laid significant power to misuse his position for a sexual purpose, an aggressive and corrupt use of that power.
“Despite being an officer with a 28 -year service, Bashir disregarded the rules designed to protect the public and maintained confidence in the police.
“The confidence in policing may be less in their actions.
“I would like to praise the courage of the woman who came forward to report DC Bashir’s behavior, which was much less than the required standards from a police officer.
“We will encourage any person who believes that they may be a victim of this type of insult to come forward by a police officer and report it with confidence that it will be taken seriously.”
Bashir had a previous experience as an expert investigator of rape and serious sexual offenses, meaning that he would know that the remaining people were likely to weaken, the Watchdog said.
He was also trained about the misuse of the situation for a sexual purpose, so he would know that his actions were unacceptable, it was added.
IOPC said Bashir found evidence in sexual activity including sexual intercourse, in which there was a woman with a woman on three different occasions, while she was part of a sex -probating team that she had informed to the police.
Evidence was also found that Bashir posted a picture of himself and the woman online, presenting them as a couple, without his consent.
Although they have abandoned the force, there will be a disciplinary hearing related to violations of professional standards in future.
Wyp said its counter corruption unit investigated under the direction of IOPC.
After the case, Deputy Chief Detective Superintendent of WYP’s Professional Standards Directorate Natalie Dawson said: “For a police officer, to have sex with a weak woman who came forward to report to be a victim of a sexual offense, is no less than hateful.
“I want to assure the victims of crime and broad people that this former officer is not representative of our organization.
“One of the major objectives of the force is to protect weak people, and our officers and employees make tireless efforts to protect people from harm and protect the victims.
“We took fast action to suspend Bashir from duty after possible misconduct in a public office.
“A comprehensive investigation was then done to understand the other victims under the direction of IOPC, with whom they had contact and the nature of this contact.”