A female police officer who was sent an explicit image of a detective’s penis is facing a misconduct charge after showing the picture to fellow colleagues.

Pc Katie Jackson and a fellow officer “had been flirting” before the male colleague sent her the explicit photo.

After receiving the image, she was seen “laughing” with colleagues about it but now faces a misconduct charge for sharing an explicit image, despite being told by a senior colleague not to do so.

A misconduct hearing was told Ms Jackson received the image from a detective constable while on duty at Goole police station, East Yorks.

On receipt of the image she spoke to a sergeant, reportedly saying it was unacceptable but did not want to take matters any further.

Det Sgt John Burrell of Humberside Police told her “specifically and categorically” not to show anyone else the picture.