The Incident

Back in December 2019, a female police officer resigned from the force after confessing she had physical contact with a helpless man on duty.

The North Wales officer dismissed over the relationship, but legal representatives said to the hearing she had decided to step down to evade more embarrassment.

44-year-old PC Andrea Griffiths resigned regarding her improper contact with an alleged victim of historic abuse on June 29, 2015.

Griffiths was blamed for having physical contact with the man both on and off-duty.

She Confessed To Having Physical Contact With The Victim

A statement presented to the panel told she admitted that she had inappropriate contact with the man, and genuinely repented her actions.

Her statement stated: ‘I accept gross misconduct and genuinely dislike that it happened. To evade more embarrassment, I have resigned immediately from the North Wales Police.’

The panel learned their relationship started when the officer tasked with being his liaison officer in 2015 — Griffiths leading the man because of his engagement with force as an alleged victim of historic crimes.

However, she told in deciding not to distance herself from the man, Griffiths violated standards of honesty and integrity.

Statements Of Representative Of North Wales Police

Richard Debicki, Deputy Chief Constable of North Wales Police, said during the hearing: ‘I just wanted to apologize to the sufferer who was abused by the person who has trusted to help him.’

‘It is not appropriate for the force that an officer behaves in a way that finishes the excellent work of the majority of our staff who completed their duties with integrity.’