Ex-officer contacted women for improper relationships.
A former officer has been sentenced after being convicted of misconduct in a public office in Milton Keynes, in a case going back to 2013.
Adam Jones, of Monkston and formally based at Milton Keynes police station, was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of holding of a public office and wilfully neglecting to perform duty/wilfully misconducting himself, and by a majority jury verdict of three further counts of the same charge.
It followed a six-day trial at Reading Crown Court which concluded on 9th December. Returning to the same court this week, 40-year-old Jones was sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment.
Between January 2013 and August 2021 Jones, being a police constable and acting as such, wilfully misconducted himself by contacting three different women on occasions when there was no policing purpose for him to do so and seeking by such contact to pursue a sexual or improper emotional relationship.
The former PC resigned from Thames Valley Police in September 2022. He was charged by postal requisition in September 2023.
“I am pleased with the outcome in this case, which reflects former PC Jones’s totally unacceptable behaviour,” said Ben Snuggs, Thames Valley Police Deputy Chief Constable.
“His actions have no place in policing and this outcome reflects our commitment to take decisive action in such circumstances and uphold the trust and confidence of the communities we serve.
“Prior to these criminal proceedings, former PC Jones attended an accelerated misconduct hearing and John Campbell QPM, the then Chief Constable, determined that if he had not resigned, he would have been dismissed from Thames Valley Police.
“Our communities put their trust in us to use the personal information we hold on police systems lawfully, legitimately and appropriately. The public has a right to expect that police officers act with the utmost integrity and professionalism all day, every day.
“As this case demonstrates, where they do not, I am clear that they will face the consequences of their actions.”
