A police officer who allegedly had sex with a minor would have been sacked if he didn’t resign, a hearing has found.
PC Ahmad Shoaib, 38, allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy in his car in a public place while off-duty on April 29, 2023.
The trainee West Mercia Police officer was made aware of the incident when he was arrested by West Midlands Police on May 2, 2023.
Following his arrest, the force carried out a thorough investigation and there was insufficient evidence to charge him with a criminal offence.
He was released with no further action.
The accelerated misconduct hearing found that Shoaib breached the standard of discreditable conduct, as set out in the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020.
The hearing was told that Shoaib was ‘in the very early stages of his police training’ when the alleged incident took place.
PC Ahmad Shoaib, 38, allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy in his car in a public place while off-duty on April 29, 2023
He will now be added to the College of Policing’s Barred List, banning him from working for a UK police service in the future.
Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Jones said: ‘PC Shoaib was in the very early stages of his police training. I’m glad that this allegation came to light so quickly so that we were able to take action before he had the chance to work with the public.
‘Cases like this undermine the trust the public have in us, which in turn undermines the hard work and dedication our officers show day-in and day-out.
‘Officers like Shoaib have no place in our force and our commitment to removing them will continue.’
