Trainee Officer Barred from UK Police for Unwanted Advances

A former student police officer in North Yorkshire has been permanently barred from serving in any UK police force following a misconduct hearing that ruled her unwanted advances toward a senior colleague constituted gross misconduct.

Brogan Cannings, a trainee constable with North Yorkshire Police, resigned from the force after an internal investigation began into her behavior during a night out with colleagues. The virtual hearing, chaired by Assistant Chief Officer Sarah Jackson, examined four allegations stemming from the incident. Witnesses described Cannings grabbing the senior officer, identified as PC A, by the neck to pull him toward her for a kiss, touching his leg, and telling him, "You know you want to." Despite PC A's rejection of her advances, she later asked him, "Do you think I'm fit?" The encounter left PC A feeling angry and embarrassed, and he later told the hearing he had expected more professional behavior from her.

Eyewitness accounts supported the allegations. Nathan Mills, a colleague present that evening, said he saw Cannings stroking what he initially thought was PC A's hand, but PC A clarified it was his leg. PC Megan Smith noted that Cannings had been...