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EX-PC SENTENCED OVER SEARCHES ON POLICE COMPUTER
A former North Yorkshire police officer who was kicked out of the profession for filming himself performing a solo sex act while in uniform has been found guilty of accessing computer data without authorisation.Simon Barker, 36, was barred from policing in December 2024 after he was found to have committed gross misconduct.A further investigation revealed Barker, of Kirkwood Way, Leeds, had also made numerous searches for individuals he knew or had links to on the internal computer system.After admitting gaining unauthorised access to the data he was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.Barker, who had worked on a rural crime task force in the Selby area, was employed by North Yorkshire Police between 2018 and 2024.
He resigned on 9 December, the day before he was found to have committed gross misconduct for sending a video of himself performing a solo sex act in uniform to a woman on WhatsApp in February 2022.He was barred from policing and, had he not already resigned, he would have been dismissed as a result.Barker was then arrested and charged with gaining unauthorised access to data, an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, following an investigation into his conduct as a police officer.Deputy Chief Constable Scott Bisset said: "North Yorkshire Police are very clear on the standards expected of all officers and staff with access to police information, and we have rigorous systems in place to audit this access.
The vast majority of our officers and staff do so with the highest levels of professionalism.
Barker, however, abused the trust placed in him, and now has a criminal record as a result."The defendant was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay a £154 surcharge, and £85 costs.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
uals he knew or had links to on the internal computer system.After admitting gaining unauthorised access to the data he was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.Barker, who had worked on...
Prison sentence
four months
A former North Yorkshire police officer who was kicked out of the profession for filming himself performing a solo sex act while in uniform has been found guilty of accessing computer data without authorisation.Simon Barker, 36, was barred from policing in December 2024 after he was found to have committed gross misconduct.A further investigation revealed Barker, of Kirkwood Way, Leeds, had also made numerous searches for individuals he knew or had links to on the internal computer system.After admitting gaining unauthorised access to the data he was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.Barker, who had worked on a rural crime task force in the Selby area, was employed by North Yorkshire Police between 2018 and 2024
Suspended sentence
12 months
A former North Yorkshire police officer who was kicked out of the profession for filming himself performing a solo sex act while in uniform has been found guilty of accessing computer data without authorisation.Simon Barker, 36, was barred from policing in December 2024 after he was found to have committed gross misconduct.A further investigation revealed Barker, of Kirkwood Way, Leeds, had also made numerous searches for individuals he knew or had links to on the internal computer system.After admitting gaining unauthorised access to the data he was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.Barker, who had worked on a rural crime task force in the Selby area, was employed by North Yorkshire Police between 2018 and 2024
Community order
200 hours
Barker, however, abused the trust placed in him, and now has a criminal record as a result."The defendant was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay a 154 surcharge, and 85 costs
