A former police officer has been imprisoned for sexually assaulting a colleague whereas on responsibility. Underground involving Archit Sharma, previously attached to the North Area Command Unit, occurred on December 7, 2020, and was described as a “betrayal” by a high-ranking officer. After an investigation, Sharma was charged on July 28, 2021, and subsequently convicted of sexual assault at Wood Green Crown Court on March 6. He resigned four days later.
On Friday, the same court docket sentenced Sharma to sixteen months in jail, and he will be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for ten years. Additionally, he is subject to a restraining order prohibiting contact with the sufferer for ten years and should pay a sufferer surcharge of £156. Sharma will now be added to the College of Policing’s Barred List, stopping him from being employed by police, native policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, or Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, who oversees local policing in Enfield and Haringey, commented on the case:
“Former PC Sharma’s behaviour was abhorrent. Money have been a betrayal of our policing values.”