Ex PC who sent woman explicit image loses dismissal appeal

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Ex PC who sent woman explicit image loses dismissal appeal

David Humpherson had been dismissed after sending an explicit image to a woman he met via Bumble.

Date - 3rd October 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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West Midlands PC David Humpherson has lost his High Court appeal following his dismissal from the force. The ex-officer, who had been in the service for more than 20 years, had sent the woman a picture of his penis after she sent photographs of her...

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