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Ex-officer jailed over 'toxic' WhatsApp culture
Former sergeant Paul Street has been jailed for four years
An ex-police sergeant who asked to share a female suspect's sex video with "the lads from footy" has been jailed for four years.
Former Cambridgeshire Police officer Paul Street, 41, engaged in "salacious gossip" with former PC Josh Williams after he found intimate pictures and footage on the woman's personal phone.
The Old Bailey heard how Street, of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, created a "toxic" WhatsApp culture at work. He was found guilty of two charges of misconduct in a public office.
Judge Mark Lucraft KC said: "The public should expect to be able to trust police officers to act fairly in the execution of their powers to prevent, detect and solve crime."
On Wednesday, the woman told of her "overwhelming sense of shock, violation, anger and humiliation" as Street was sentenced.
The court also heard Street encouraged colleagues in WhatsApp messages to "bully" a teenage detainee.
Street "created a culture of bragging" among his peers, the Old Bailey was told
Street admitted two offences of unlawful disclosure of personal data relating to confidential information and screenshots he sent to his partner in 2020.
During sentencing, the judge described his actions as "both appalling and inexplicable", adding: "I am sure there will be many thousands of officers in police forces in this country and abroad utterly horrified by your actions and by the attitude you have each displayed here."