Well yeah, admitting to sex offences will generally get you sacked from, well, any job, but especially the police.
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If they’d been 18, then probably a reprimand if it was a first offence, but unfortunately, for him the law applies equally to everyone.
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Rigby pleaded guilty at Chester magistrates court in November to a charge that said he paid for sexual services of a male child aged 16 or 17. The charge said that Rigby from 13 February 2025 knew the male was 17 yet he continued to pay for sexual services.
He also pleaded guilty to a charge of unauthorised access to the force’s computer system. The charge said Rigby accessed the system three times in March and April for information on two males.
“There was no policing purpose for these searches on force systems and therefore the use of the police computer system was unauthorised,” the report said.
Rigby, 37, from St Helens, is due to be sentenced by a crown court judge on 16 January.
Carden said children, particularly those who turned to sex work, were among “the most vulnerable in society”.
He added: “The aggravating factor is that the officer’s actions were deliberate. It is inconceivable that a person who has been imprisoned for sexual offences can still serve as a police officer.
“No mitigation has been provided and the officer has not tendered his resignation. I find that the only appropriate outcome to impose there is that of dismissal without notice.”
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Well yeah, admitting to sex offences will generally get you sacked from, well, any job, but especially the police.
If they’d been 18, then probably a reprimand if it was a first offence, but unfortunately, for him the law applies equally to everyone.
Rigby pleaded guilty at Chester magistrates court in November to a charge that said he paid for sexual services of a male child aged 16 or 17. The charge said that Rigby from 13 February 2025 knew the male was 17 yet he continued to pay for sexual services.
He also pleaded guilty to a charge of unauthorised access to the force’s computer system. The charge said Rigby accessed the system three times in March and April for information on two males.
“There was no policing purpose for these searches on force systems and therefore the use of the police computer system was unauthorised,” the report said.
Rigby, 37, from St Helens, is due to be sentenced by a crown court judge on 16 January.
Carden said children, particularly those who turned to sex work, were among “the most vulnerable in society”.
He added: “The aggravating factor is that the officer’s actions were deliberate. It is inconceivable that a person who has been imprisoned for sexual offences can still serve as a police officer.
“No mitigation has been provided and the officer has not tendered his resignation. I find that the only appropriate outcome to impose there is that of dismissal without notice.”