A SERVING Dorset Police officer is facing a misconduct panel after he allegedly joked about having oral sex with a female colleague whilst on a work trip.

The panel heard on Monday that the officer reportedly along with others spoke inappropriately about the female colleague while on a busy train, surrounded by members of the public.

Due to an order made by the chair of the panel, reporting restrictions have been made against identifying the serving police officer, the female officer or any of the witnesses.

Opening the case against the unnamed officer, Mark Ley-Morgan said on April 13, 2022, the officer was attending a work-related meeting in London with colleagues.

After the meeting the officers made their way on foot to London Waterloo train station and stopped at a number of pubs on route.

Before boarding their 8.30pm train they bought more alcohol from the train station.

It is reported that four officers, including the unnamed officer, were sat at a table on the train and began speaking about having oral sex with a female colleague.

Mr Ley-Morgan argues that the officer facing misconduct either participated in the conversation or overheard it and failed to put a stop to it.

The officer accepted drinking alcohol after the meeting and possibly speaking loudly on the train but denies any inappropriate conversations.

The panel heard that during the train journey one of the officers messaged his wife and a colleague on WhatsApp saying that he felt uncomfortable and embarrassed about what was being said.

He added that he was concerned about how loudly the group were speaking and were not being careful with what they were saying.

He chose not to report the incident at the time because the unnamed officer apologised while giving him a lift home, with the others displaying self-reflection the following day.

The incident was not reported until over a year later.

The panel heard that the train was reasonably full with members of the public and that it is likely that they would have overheard the comments made about the female officer.

When questioned, an officer who was on train said he recalled the conversation but not what was said by each person. 

Another said he did not recall the conversation but remembers one of the officers calling a colleague and being “silly and jokey.”

Mr Ley-Morgan said the officer concerned maintains that the conversation never happened whereas other witnesses “do not expressly deny it.”

He added that in the past year there have been numerous cases within the police force of officer acting inappropriately in group chats.

“Even if this was just a WhatsApp conversation it would have been very bad but this conversation was in public, it is not just bad but disgraceful,” said Mr Ley-Morgan.

The misconduct hearing continues.