Isle of Wight police officer Jason Taylor has been dismissed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary after using his position to have an affair by asking for women’s details whilst on duty, and then using their numbers to ask them out.
PC Taylor has been criticised by a senior officer for his ‘deplorable behaviour’ that ‘betrayed the trust’ of the 2 women he contacted between 2008 and 2009.
A 3-day disciplinary hearing heard this week that Jason Taylor – who for a time was an Acting Sergent – ended up having sex with one of the women who thought that because he was a police officer she could trust him.
PC Taylor was cleared of an allegation that he had sex with a grieving woman at her dead boyfriend’s house in 2004 after complaining he wasn’t ‘getting any’. But it has been proven that the married father committed gross misconduct in relation to his pursuit of the other 2 women.
In Spring 2008 he met his first victim – identified only as Ms Y – at a car crash which she had stopped at because one of her friends was involved in the collision. Later that day he visited the gym where Ms Y worked to ask for her details in case there were ‘further queries’.
Barrister Matthew Holdcroft, representing Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, said there were ‘no policing reasons’ for PC Taylor to ask for Ms Y’s number because she had not witnessed the accident.
At the hearing, PC Taylor’s lawyer Michelle Heeley said Ms Y had seen someone from the collision, who was claiming to have whiplash, moving her neck perfectly fine and that is why PC Taylor asked for her information.
PC Taylor then asked Ms Y out for coffee over text and she agreed, leading to a brief relationship. But the hearing heard that Ms Y found out from another police officer, who she knew from the gym, that PC Taylor was married with children and she then ended the relationship.
The next year, in 2009, PC Taylor stopped his second victim, Kelly D’Costa, because she was on her phone whilst driving and took her details. PC Taylor then sent her a ‘friendly message’ asking if she had got to her friend’s house safely and they exchanged a few more texts which Ms D’Costa felt ‘flattered’ by.
However, she looked up PC Taylor and Facebook and discovered she was married and stopped responding to his messages.
PC Taylor accepted that he had had a relationship with Ms Y but claimed he had asked her out off-duty at the gym. Regarding Ms D’Costa he said he sent her one message reminding her to put her seatbelt on but that was all.
One allegation of inappropriate sexual contact with a vulnerable woman dating back to 2004 was not proven. PC Taylor was alleged to have had sex with a woman – identified only as Ms X – whilst they searched her dead boyfriend’s house for drugs. He always denied having sex with Ms X.
Deputy Chief Constable Sam de Reya has said:
“These women have shown incredible strength to report what happened to them and I would like to thank them for their courage which has helped to ensure this officer cannot abuse his position any longer.
“It is unacceptable that PC Taylor abused his position for a sexual purpose as a police officer by pursuing women he came in contact with as part of his duties.
“The decision to dismiss this officer is supported by Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary as we expect every officer and staff member to operate with respect and integrity. There is no place for this deplorable behaviour within our police force.”
PC Jason Taylor has been dismissed without notice.
So all this happened many years ago then ?? and only a thing now..
And? It doesn’t lesson the severity of a crime.
Why hasn’t he been charged with anything??
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Another story about another bent copper, sadly all too frequent nowadays. Taylor may not be on the level as that sick and twisted animal Wayne Cousins but nonetheless he’s abused his position as a Police officer and furthermore, caused irreparable damaged to public trust and faith in those who we SHOULD trust the most.
its ok we can trust the law. oh wait im so sorry i forgot this isn’t a Tom and Jerry cartoon, its real. but no surprise thats for sure
So when does this disgusting little specimen go to court for his crimes? Is he he getting any punishment or fines for his crimes??? Or just quickly being dismissed? How very convenient for him.
When police are regularly getting away with using their position of power to get away with abuse rape and murder its no wonder they are given nil respect. Women are not safe around them. Nor are men.
I’m sure this is the man that shouted at a woman in a hostel when she called the police for help.