Deceiving women into sexual relations ‘part of work’ for spycops, inquiry told
Whistleblower says senior managers did not forbid intimate relationships and advised him to use condomsSenior managers running a covert unit permitted undercover police officers to deceive women into sexual relations, the spycops public inquiry has heard.Peter Francis, a former undercover officer...
<p>Whistleblower says senior managers did not forbid intimate relationships and advised him to use condoms</p><p>Senior managers running a covert unit permitted undercover police officers to deceive women into sexual relations, the spycops public inquiry has heard.</p><p>Peter Francis, a former undercover officer who has become a whistleblower, said the sexual relations were a routine feature of the covert operations for years. He said they were “an ordinary part of the undercover role … it was regarded by officers and management alike as part of the work”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/02/deceiving-women-sexual-relations-part-work-spycops-inquiry-told">Continue reading...</a>
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