PC Dean Roberts who filmed himself raping a baby

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Dear South Wales Police,

A shocking story in the Daily Mail from 2018 details the criminality of former PC Dean Roberts:

“Judge Recorder of Cardiff Eleri Rees QC, handed Roberts a 16-year extended sentence and told him he must serve at least 12 years behind bars.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

1. If PC Roberts was ever suspended from his job, from what dates did his suspension run?

2. Did he resign or was he dismissed?

3. On what date did he stop working for South Wales Police?

4. If he faced a misconduct panel in connection with the baby rape, please provide (i) the date of the hearing, (ii) confirm whether his name was placed into the public domain, (iii) provide all information held on the outcome of the hearing and, finally, (iv) provide details of any contribution made by South Wales Police to cover Roberts' legal or other costs associated with his criminality as detailed in the newspaper story referred to above.

Yours faithfully,

J Roberts

South Wales Police

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Call 101… The number can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in
Wales and England.

In an emergency, always dial 999.

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Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

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The information aailable on the police website - https://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/new... - also provideddetails on another paedophile (not a police officer). It didn't mention that the police officer's victim was a baby, however. I've read that criminals sometimes serve only half their sentences, which means he could be back on the streets in 2026.

'Roberts was formally dismissed from South Wales Police following a Special Case Hearing held by the Chief Constable on June 14 having previously resigned from the force on May 29.

At Cardiff Crown Court today Dean Roberts, 48, was sentenced to 12 years after admitting one count of rape and five indecent assaults.'

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College of Policing's Barred List:

'The barred list was introduced after the Policing and Crime Act 2017 made it a requirement for all Home Office police forces in England and Wales to inform the College of Policing of conduct or performance dismissals.

The list also includes dismissals of officers who resigned or retired prior to a misconduct hearing being held. Changes in legislation now enable forces to continue with these investigations and, where appropriate, still hold a hearing to establish whether or not the officer would have been dismissed had they remained in the police service.'

https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-pu...

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The Times Editorial - It’s now or never for policing to change

'The following editorial from IOPC Director General Michael Lockwood first appeared in The Times on Friday 8 October 2021.

"But now is a watershed moment for policing to act and above all else, change. Policing must re-focus on building trust and take a long hard look at its own culture.

A police culture that allows racist, misogynistic or homophobic behaviour to exist is not one we can trust. These breaches are compromising the relationship police have with communities they most need to serve.

From our own work, more than 1,500 police officers and staff have now faced examination by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for their conduct. Of those, 58 per cent faced disciplinary proceedings or were told to improve their performance.

As an example, in two years, we have seen 394 referrals where abuse of power for sexual gain by police officers was a factor.  Of these, 106 were serious enough to be investigated independently by ourselves."'

https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/ti...

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GB News:

'Figures from 31 police forces obtained by RADAR under the Freedom of Information Act reveal at least 750 accusations were made against officers between 2016 and 2020.'

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/police-hundre...

RADAR:

https://pa.media/radar-news/