Ex-police officer who murdered London woman accused of sex exhibition

London police have been accused of turning a blind eye to the actions of their agent, who was employed in an elite unit specifically responsible for diplomatic missions.

Via Le Figaro with AFP

Published On 03/06/2023 at 2:10 PM.Upgrade 03/06/2023 at 14:22

A former London police officer serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a London woman was convicted on Monday of sexual exhibition charges, highlighting missed opportunities. Scotland Yard Stop him.

Wayne Couzens, 50, was sentenced to 19 months in prison for 3 charges, one for exposing himself to a cyclist in November 2020 and two for similar acts in February 2021 at a fast food restaurant at a petrol station in Kent, southern England. .

“Sexual Power Dominates”

The latest case occurred just days before the hijacking of the London March 2021 Sarah Everard, his murder shocked England and deepened a crisis of confidence in London’s Metropolitan Police. The latter was accused of turning a blind eye to the actions of his agent, especially being employed in an elite unit responsible for diplomatic missions.

“The fact that no one from the police came to question him about these incidents helped to confirm and reinforce the dangerous belief in the criminal’s mind about his invincibility, sexual violence and violation of women.“, the judge underlined in pronouncing the sentence on Monday at the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London.

The crisis affecting Scotland Yard was recently rekindled by the life sentence of former London police officer David Carrick, plus a 30-year security period, for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults spanning nearly two decades. An independent inquiry was opened after the Cousins ​​affair extended to the Carrick affair.

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