MET POLICE OFFICER FIRED FOR GROOMING 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after grooming an 11-year-old girl.PC Elvis Moreira was found to have engaged in inappropriate and sexual communications with the girl between 2019 and 2020.Ch Supt Jill Horfsall, overseeing policing in west London, stated: "PC Moreira's behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers."The incident did not lead to criminal charges, but he was investigated by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards.The investigation was initiated after PC Moreira was suspended following a report to Thames Valley Police in September 2023.Subsequently, he was dismissed from the Met without notice after a panel found he breached standards of professional behaviour related to discreditable conduct.
He will also be added to the 'barred' list maintained by the College of Policing, which prohibits him from working for police or fire services.