A former British Transport Police officer in east London is alleged to have harassed a colleague and displayed inappropriate behaviour towards women.
PC Nicholas Loader is said to have repeatedly harassed a female officer between 2020 and 2022.
This allegedly included repeatedly staring at her to make her feel uncomfortable, saying “I would f**k that”, and refusing to stop a police vehicle when she needed to go toilet.
Other allegations include arguing with the officer in front of colleagues about her decision to arrest a person and talking to her about “making it work” and saying “it’ll be fun”, despite her telling him to leave her alone.
Loader was also under investigation for comments it is claimed he made to colleagues in 2022, during which he inappropriately disclosed details of an intimate relationship he had with another officer’s sister.
It was also claimed that between 2021 and 2023, he was inappropriate towards woman by changing his behaviour to an officer when she said she was not interested in a relationship, telling another officer how beautiful her partner was and making “grunting noises” when talking about a woman’s appearance.
He also allegedly told officer he had “hit it off” with a witness and that he would have a relationship with her once the case had concluded.
Loader did not attend his gross misconduct hearing between November 17 and 18 last year.
He was due to answer allegations that he breached the standards of professional behaviour.
All allegations against him were found proven by the Independent Panel and it concluded that had Loader not already resigned, he would have been dismissed from the force without notice.
Detective Superintendent Brett Walker, Head of BTP’s Professional Standards Department, said: “Former PC Loader displayed a pattern of predatory behaviour aimed exclusively towards women.
“Harassment like this is not tolerated at BTP, which was shown in this case by his colleagues who rightly stood up against his inappropriate actions by reporting it so we could launch a gross misconduct investigation.
“Anyone entrusted to protect the public is expected to uphold the highest standards of professional behaviour, and we are committed to rooting out anyone who falls short of that expectation.”
Share