Met Police offer who hid camera in child's bedroom and bathroom avoids prison
Briefly

Lee Hargrave, a 49-year-old former Met Police officer, hid a camera in a child’s bedroom and bathroom to capture indecent images. He pleaded guilty to voyeurism and the creation of these images, related to a victim aged 12 to 15. In court, he received a 13-month sentence for voyeurism along with three months for the indecent images, both of which were suspended for two years. Following the investigation, he resigned from the police force in August 2024 and was subsequently placed on the Barred List for policing.
Lee Hargrave, a former Met Police officer, had hidden a camera in a child’s bedroom and bathroom to take indecent images, pleading guilty to voyeurism.
Hargrave received a 13-month prison sentence for voyeurism and an additional three months for creating indecent images, which were both suspended for two years.
After the investigation into Hargrave's actions, he resigned from the Met Police in August 2024, facing a misconduct hearing that indicated he would have been dismissed.
Hargrave is now included on the Barred List for policing, indicating a permanent record related to his offenses and disqualification from police work.
Read at www.newsshopper.co.uk
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