Met Police officer had sexual relationship with 17-year-old girl who had gone missing
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A police officer had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable teenage girl while colleagues were investigating her disappearance, a misconduct panel has found. PC Andrew Brooks, who left the Metropolitan Police in June 2019, was accused of gross misconduct over his relationship with a 17-year-old girl, who was also a missing person. The panel heard how the former police officer met the girl in his local town centre on 15 July 2018 and invited her back to his home, where they “both engaged in sexual activity”.