An officer who filmed herself performing a sex act while in a police station would have been sacked if she had not quit the force, a disciplinary panel has ruled.

Former PC Clare Ogden was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour for confidentiality and discreditable conduct, following a two-day misconduct hearing.

The 40-year-old ex-Cleveland Police officer sent a video of herself performing a sex act in Redcar police station while on duty and in police uniform, which she accepted was gross misconduct.

As a result of the independent panel’s findings the disgraced officer will not be allowed to work for any other police force in the country.

The disciplinary panel heard how Miss Ogden also shared photographs of sensitive police information, including personal details about a registered sex offender because she thought it was funny.

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Mark Ley-Morgan, representing the force, said her actions were 'disgraceful' and called for her to be placed on the College of Policing's barred list after she was found guilty of gross misconduct.

Recording the decision, chairman Stephen Gowland said: “The panel acknowledge that everyone including police officers can make mistakes, however there is a point where matters stop being a mistake and become a habit or course of conduct such as the sending of information for non-policing purposes.

“The police are in a privileged position and have access to personal and sensitive information that the public rightly expect to be protected and used appropriately.

“The public would rightly be concerned to learn of the use of data by the former officer for entertainment or other non-policing purposes.

“The public would also take a dim view of an officer making a sexual video whilst on police premises and would not expect responsible police officers to engage in this sort of behaviour.

“This matter concerns multiple breaches of the standards and clearly could have an impact on public confidence in policing.”

The hearing had been told how the ex-copper, who was based at the force's Redcar station, came from a policing family - her father served the same force for 30 years while her mother worked as a civilian employee for 27 years.

The former officers said she had never experienced embarrassment and shame like it when her illicit behaviour was exposed.

Speaking after the ruling was issued, Detective Chief Inspector John Bonner, Directorate of Standards and Ethics, added: “Despite her resignation and there being no criminal offences found, Cleveland Police has continued to investigate her under police conduct regulations, seeking her bar from the Police Service.

“The panels determination, that Clare Ogden would have been dismissed had she still been a serving police officer, protects and safeguards the public by ensuring she is permanently prevented from any future employment in the police service.”

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