Sexual assault allegation on policeman blurs line between professional & personal

The boundaries between professional and personal life should be made clear in the workplace, disallowing unprofessional behaviour at work and ensuring those who display gross misconduct are reprimanded.

A tribunal hearing has revealed that a senior police officer, David Borrie, pressured an “extremely vulnerable” female employee to perform sex acts on him.

However, Borrie was not dismissed, and received only a quiet word from his Chief Constable, Mike Craik, at Northumbria Police who told him “don’t apply for promotion,” allowing him to keep his pension.

Disclosed files showed that Borrie, 57, of the Police’s Department of Professional Standards, allegedly groped the vulnerable employee in the office.