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Disgraced Celebrity Police Officer Jailed over Suspect’s Sex Video
Paul Street admitted unlawfully disclosing personal data after finding intimate images on a suspect’s phone, and 11 other officers were also investigated.
- On Wednesday, former Cambridgeshire Police sergeant Paul Street was jailed for four years after creating a "toxic" WhatsApp culture and sharing intimate images of a female suspect without consent.
- Street, a former star of BBC and Channel 4 crime shows, led a unit at Cambourne Police Station dealing with county lines drug supply while fostering a culture of bragging and encouraging colleagues to "bully" a 17-year-old detainee.
- The victim told the Old Bailey she experienced an "overwhelming sense of shock, violation, anger and humiliation," while Judge Mark Lucraft KC described the defendants' actions as "both appalling and inexplicable."
- Investigations into 11 other officers followed the toxic culture Street fostered; 67 cases were discontinued and 14 remain under review, highlighting the "collateral impact" of his offending.
- Former Cambridgeshire Police officer Josh Williams received 16 months in prison, while Independent Office for Police Conduct director Emily Barry called Street's behaviour "a complete abuse of his position as a police officer.
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