Cop sacked for grabbing colleague's penis and calling it 'small' says it's 'banter'

dailystar.co.uk:

police constable who put his hand down a colleague's trousers before shouting that the other man’s penis was “a small one” has been dismissed from Wiltshire Police.PC Adam Reed insisted that pulling down a probationary officer’s trouser zip, and slipping his hand inside to make contact with his penis was just “banter”.He had hoped to convince a misconduct panel that as his behaviour was “banter” it amounted to misconduct rather than gross misconduct.But a misconduct panel ruled that Reed’s behaviour was gross misconduct.

He was dismissed without notice and barred from working as a police officer elsewhere in the UK.The victim - named officer X in the hearing - said he was left “violated” by Reed, who he had only spoken to occasionally and never worked with directly.Officer X started as a full-time police officer in October 2021 and the incident occurred approximately one month later on November 15, reports Wales Online.Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills, of Wiltshire Police, said: “The actions of former Police Constable Adam Reed were not only wholly inappropriate, they violated the dignity of his colleague and, would have caused him significant distress.“His actions amounted to unwanted sexual conduct and the LQC’s decision to dismiss Adam Reed from Wiltshire Police is completely endorsed by the Force.""He will now be placed on the national barred list which will ensure he is not able to work in policing in the future." Mills added.“There is no place in Wiltshire Police for anyone who conducts themselves in this way and, further to becoming aware of this incident, the officer was immediately suspended from the organisation.“The actions of this individual will undoubtedly cause public concern and likely undermine the work.