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Police officer who fantasised about rape, watched porn on duty and exchanged up to 90 'highly sexualised' messages a day with 12 women is sacked

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-17 · by Olivia Christie
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Anthony Spelman, a former police constable with Cheshire Police, has been dismissed after engaging in misconduct that included fantasizing about rape, watching pornography on duty, and exchanging up to 90 highly sexualized messages daily with 12 women between April and September 2023. The misconduct report revealed that Spelman also sent inappropriate messages to a woman whose son he had previously arrested. Chief Constable Mark Roberts stated that this behavior constituted an abuse of his position for sexual purposes, leading to immediate dismissal and barring from the profession.
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Anthony Spelman, a former police constable with Cheshire Police, has been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct. The misconduct involved fantasizing about rape, watching pornography on duty, and exchanging up to 90 highly sexualized messages daily with 12 women while working. According to Chief Constable Mike Evans from Cheshire Police, Spelman's behavior violated the oath police officers take to act with honesty and integrity. Additionally, it was revealed that Spelman pursued a woman whose son he had previously arrested by sending her sexual messages on a dating site. The misconduct hearing took place on April 28, 2023, concluding that his actions amounted to serious professional misconduct.

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It was concluded that Spelman's behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice. Chief Constable Mike Evans from Cheshire Police said: 'Before beginning their careers, police officers swear an oath to act with honesty, integrity and to promise to abide by the clear guidelines about the standards expected from all of our operational staff.
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🔮 Sadly, former PC Spelman ignored these core guidelines and principles on a number of occasions and thought he could act in such an unacceptable way without consequence - he was wrong. '
2026-10-17 · Daily Mail
Police officer who fantasised about rape, watched porn on duty and exchanged up to 90 'highly sexualised' messages a day with 12 women is sacked · assertive framing

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A police officer who fantasised about rape, watched porn on duty and exchanged up to 90 'highly sexualised' messages a day with a dozen women has been sacked. asserted
who → fantasise → women
Anthony Spelman, a former police constable with Cheshire Police, was also found to have 'pursued' a woman whose son he had previously arrested. asserted
he → find → son
He was accused of recognising the woman on a dating site before sending her sexual messages and meeting up with her. asserted
He → accuse → her
Chief Constable Mark Roberts said in Spelman's misconduct report that this behaviour constituted 'abusing his position as a police officer for a sexual purpose'. asserted
behaviour → say → purpose
The report also noted that Spelman, who was dismissed earlier this year, engaged in 'highly sexualised' exchanges with 12 women between April and September 2023. asserted
who → note → April
He was said to have sent and received up to 90 messages a day while on duty as a police officer. asserted
He → say → officer
The exchanges revealed a 'preoccupation with your own sexual matters in the workplace', the report seen by the Liverpool Echo noted. asserted
report → reveal → Echo
It was also proven that Spelman accessed pornography on his personal mobile phone and shared his desire for 'rape role-playing' with a woman on shift. asserted
Spelman → prove → shift
The misconduct hearing was held behind closed doors on April 28 this year. asserted
hearing → hold → April
Anthony Spelman, a former police constable with Cheshire Police, was also found to have 'pursued' a woman whose son he had previously arrested (stock photo) asserted
he → find → son
It was concluded that Spelman's behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice. Chief Constable Mike Evans from Cheshire Police said: 'Before beginning their careers, police officers swear an oath to act with honesty, integrity and to promise to abide by the clear guidelines about the standards expected from all of our operational staff. asserted
officers → conclude → staff
Sadly, former PC Spelman ignored these core guidelines and principles on a number of occasions and thought he could act in such an unacceptable way without consequence - he was wrong. ' uncertain
he → ignore → consequence
Spelman's actions fell well below what is expected of our officers and his actions have now resulted in him being dismissed from Cheshire Constabulary and barred from re-entering the profession. asserted
him → fall → profession
'His actions do not reflect what the constabulary stands for and anyone found breaching the principles and guidelines we are proud to uphold across the force, will face similar consequences.' asserted
we → reflect → consequences
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