A cocaine-addicted dealer, the 'secret relationship' and a paedophile: These are the people who were meant to keep us safe

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When Stephen Watson was installed as chief constable of Greater Manchester Police in 2021, he vowed to turn around what was a failing police force.

Part of his mission was to 'root out and boot out' corrupt police officers. Since then, more than 100 cops have been sacked and, with new rules introduced in May allowing bosses to speed up the disciplinary process, many more are set to follow.

From drug dealing to horrific sex crimes, corrupt police have used their position of trust and power to commit crimes rather than solve them.

Below are some of the worst examples of police corruption to blight Greater Manchester Police over the last three years. READ MORE: Wicked GMP officer switched off bodycam on 999 call then subjected girl to depraved sexual assault PC Dean Dempster, 35, was a respected 'response officer' in Oldham, answering 999 calls across the town.