Met Police officer sacked for grooming girl, 11

A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after grooming an 11-year-old girl.

PC Elvis Moreira was found to have "engaged in inappropriate and sexual communications" with the girl between 2019 and 2020.

Ch Supt Kill Horfsall, who leads policing in west London, said: "PC Moreira's behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers."

The case did not meet the threshold for criminal charges but he was investigated by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards.

The investigation began when PC Moreira was suspended from duty after he was reported to Thames Valley Police in September 2023.

The officer was dismissed from the Met without notice after a panel found he had breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct.

He will now be placed the "barred" list held by the College of Policing, meaning he cannot work for a police force or fire service.

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