PC Elvis Moreira, attached to West Area Command Unit, was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct and was sacked from his job
A Metropolitan Police officer who groomed a young girl has been given kicked out of the force without notice. PC Elvis Moreira, from West Area Command Unit, faced a misconduct hearing over allegations he had inappropriate and sexual chats with an 11-year-old between 2019 and 2020.
Thames Valley Police were tipped off in September 2023 and immediately launched a probe, suspending PC Moreira from duty. While there wasn’t enough evidence for criminal charges, the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards carried out a misconduct investigation.
Chief Superintendent Jill Horsfall, head of policing for west London, said: “PC Moreira’s behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers.”
She added: “The hearing carefully considered the evidence and dismissed PC Moreira without notice.” The hearing found PC Moreira guilty of gross misconduct and ruled he had breached professional standards. He was promptly sacked.
PC Moreira will now be blacklisted by the College of Policing, meaning he can’t work for the police, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct or His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
It follows weeks after PC Dean Murphy, based on the North East Command Unit, was caught sharing offensive messages on a WhatsApp group chat.
He was found to have shared the messages with former PC Rebecca King and former PC Kevin Odongo. Both of which have already left the force after being caught up in a separate mess-up.
Incidents took place between September 2020 and September 2021, when the three officers sent and received inappropriate and offensive messages within a WhatsApp group chat. Not only were police bosses fuming about sending the messages, but also the fact that none of them challenged any of the others for what they were viewing.
A misconduct hearing on January 31 found that Murphy had “breached the standards of professional behaviour”.
Chief Superintendent Dan Card, responsible for policing the North East Command Unit, said: “These messages were highly offensive and I am appalled and bewildered that the officers found them in any way amusing or gratifying.
“Those who hold such views are not fit to serve in the organisation and it is right the panel concluded they should be dismissed with immediate effect.”
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