"Since the start of 2022, nine months after Ms Everard's murder, 59 police officers have been convicted of a sexual offence, according to freedom of information figures obtained from 26 of the 42 police forces in England and Wales. That figure, which includes Couzens, is up 34 per cent from the 30 officers convicted between 2018 and 2021, a period that does include the Covid lockdowns."
"Among those convicted since 2022 are former Greater Manchester Police officer Dean Dempster, who sexually abused a six-year-old girl while responding to a domestic incident, and former West Yorkshire police officer Ben Bottomley, who raped and sexually assaulted a woman before joining the force. The Home Office admitted the figures were shameful, while Dame Vera Baird, a former victims' commissioner, described them as frightening."
Police sexual-offence convictions in England and Wales have risen sharply since 2022, with 59 officers convicted of rape, sexual assault or arranging sexual exploitation of a child. The 59 convictions, reported from 26 of 42 forces, represent a 34% increase compared with 30 convictions between 2018 and 2021, a period that included Covid lockdowns. All convicted officers named in the figures are men. Convicted individuals include serving and former officers such as Wayne Couzens, Dean Dempster and Ben Bottomley. The Home Office described the figures as shameful. Former victims' commissioner Dame Vera Baird warned the trend undermines victims' confidence in contacting police.
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