A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for sending indecent images of children to an undercover officer who was posing as a 12-year-old girl. Thomas Thorpe, who resigned from the force before a misconduct hearing could take place, was found guilty at Kingston Crown Court.
The court heard that Thorpe sent indecent photographs to the undercover officer from the West Midlands Police over a four-week period in 2019. He was arrested that same year, and a search of his home revealed indecent images of children on his devices, including the images he had sent to the supposed girl.
Thorpe was convicted of attempting to cause a child under 13 to look at an image of sexual activity and attempting to cause a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity. A Met Police spokesperson described his behaviour as 'abhorrent' and stated that had he not already left the force, he would have been found guilty of gross misconduct and dismissed without notice.
