- Inspector Darren Lane positioned his radio on her bedside desk, listening to hears
- He denies having intercourse together with her on obligation and says he went to her residence to work
A married police inspector left his pressure radio turned on whereas he had intercourse with a feminine colleague whereas on obligation, a disciplinary listening to has been instructed.
Darren Lane is accused of sneaking off to have ‘full intercourse’ with the girl the place he positioned the radio on a bedside desk at her residence.
The listening to heard after leaving her residence he despatched a message, which learn: ‘That’s the baddest factor I’ve ever completed xxx.’
He additionally despatched her specific photos of his anatomy and a video of himself performing a intercourse act.
Inspector Lane, a senior officer within the Sussex Police’s Missing Persons Team, is accused of twice going spherical to the girl’s home and having intercourse together with her whereas he was on obligation.
Today the officer confronted a disciplinary panel listening to in Lewes, East Sussex, accused of gross misconduct.
Sussex Police inspector Darren Lane is accused of getting intercourse with a feminine colleague whereas on obligation. He denies the claims and says he went to her residence to work
If the allegations are confirmed then the inspector, who’s married with youngsters, could possibly be sacked from the pressure.
The listening to was instructed the inspector first met the girl, who can’t be named, in 2018.
Inspector Lane was working for the Missing Persons Team and he or she was working straight with the police in the identical workplace as a member of a lacking individuals charity.
The pair grew to become associates however in 2020 their relationship grew to become ‘flirtatious’ with each sending one another messages on their telephones.
The disciplinary panel was instructed that the pair grew to become romantically concerned within the early a part of 2021.
Several instances per week he would go spherical to the girl’s home and the pair would have intercourse.
On April 9 the inspector allegedly despatched the girl a photograph of his genitals on a telephone message whereas on obligation.
The listening to was instructed that two days later the officer went spherical to her home whereas on obligation for round an hour and the pair had intercourse.
Inspector Lane admits going to her home when he was on a shift however denies having intercourse, claiming he related to the wifi on the property and carried out police work from the home.
However the girl, who gave proof by video hyperlink, stated that they had intercourse for nearly the entire time he was there.
Robert Talalay, lawyer for Sussex Police, requested: ‘How lengthy had been you engaged in sexual exercise?’
She replied: ‘Probably more often than not he spent at my deal with. I recall the remark that he was on obligation on the time. It was anyplace between half an hour and an hour.’
After he left, Inspector Lane despatched a message which learn: ‘That’s the baddest factor I’ve ever completed xx.’
On June 4 the Inspector once more went to her residence whereas on obligation and was there for greater than six hours having intercourse and mendacity in mattress.
The officer claimed he once more carried out police work from his laptop computer whereas he was there.
Pictured: Sussex Police’s headquarters in Lewes. Insp Lane might face the sack if he’s discovered responsible
But the girl instructed the listening to: ‘It’s actually clear in my head because it was the night time earlier than my birthday.
‘He had his radio on my bedside desk, listening to the radio whereas we had been engaged in sexual exercise. We had been having full intercourse.
‘He didn’t flip it off. It was turned down very, very low. I could not hear clearly what was occurring.’
She instructed the panel the pair had been mendacity on mattress and having intercourse for a lot of the night.
On June 8 the officer allegedly despatched her a photograph of his penis and forwarded an specific video of himself performing a intercourse act.
The listening to was instructed the lacking individuals charity didn’t have its contract renewed.
Giving proof, Inspector Lane stated earlier than the affair with the girl started his spouse and he had been ‘not nice’ and had mentioned divorce.
‘My marriage with my spouse was not in a great place,’ he stated.
He stated he received on very nicely with the girl, whom he met as a part of his work, and a bond shaped.
He stated: ‘It was the one place I used to be getting consideration, care, love – name it what you’ll. That was the one place that was coming from.’
But he denied having intercourse with the girl in April and claims he distinctly remembered the pair first had intercourse on Star Wars Day – May the 4th.
Chair of the panel, Stephen Gowland, stated: ‘As in May the 4th be with you?’
‘Yes,’ replied the officer.
Inspector Lane additionally denied having intercourse on June 4 and stated he spent nearly all his time working on the girl’s home.
The disciplinary listening to was instructed the girl phoned his spouse, who additionally labored for the police, to disclose they had been having affair after he failed to depart her.
Inspector Lane instructed the panel: ‘There was no sexual contact. I’ve by no means had intercourse on obligation or any sexual contact on obligation.
‘My job means every part to me, other than my household, as ridiculous as that sounds given I had an affair.
‘My job has been my fixed for the final 23 years. I’ve been naive in working from that deal with. I might by no means jeopardise my employment with Sussex Police.’
The listening to continues.