“You have violated not only the trust of your immediate colleagues, the people who saw you as a friend, but also the trust that the public expects and is entitled to have in the police,” said Judge David Swinerton. “Police officers who behave like you do undermine the trust of the entire police service and are to the detriment of every police officer and society as a whole,” he added. Judge Swinerton told Rose, a wider Manchester police officer since 2007, that victims of sexual abuse were under intense pressure to report matters to authorities. “It is completely unacceptable if one of these factors could be those who are then targeted by a predatory police officer.” READ MORE: Seventh man charged with conspiracy to assassinate Christopher Hughes Rose, 48, was convicted of misconduct in a public office and attempted to distort justice after a nine-day trial in January. “You took advantage of the vulnerable victim by having sex with him,” Judge Swinnerton said. He added that Rose admitted during the cross-examination that having sex or having an affair with such an alleged victim was completely wrong. “But knowing this, this is exactly the kind of relationship you have.” The judge pointed out that the accused had committed the illegal relationship “behind the back of your partner and behind the back of your colleagues”. The Liverpool Crown Court heard that when a firearms search warrant was being carried out at her home, Rose, who sincerely believed it was a fruitless mission, asked her colleagues to ignore anything they could find. Judge Swinnerton said he accepted that his motive was to cover up “his own shameful secret”. But he added that Rose “was prepared to compromise with his colleagues” to prevent the show. Simon Rose Outside Liverpool Crown Court (Image: Lynda Roughley) Prosecuting Vanessa Thompson said Rose had been attached to Salford’s GMP department and was “a very respectable, outgoing police officer”. He met the woman in May 2012 as a specially trained officer involved in dealing with rape and sexual assault allegations. She asserted that her confession had been obtained through torture, but that her confession had been obtained through torture. Their relationship lasted for several years and was hidden from his colleagues until October 2019, when her name came to the fore in connection with a lawful execution of a search warrant at her home, Ms. Thomson said. After his behavior was revealed and the woman was interviewed, he said how their relationship became sexual a few months after their first meeting and they had sex three or four times. He said they had exchanged sexual messages and talked about their sexual fantasies and sent him clear photos of her. PC Simon Rose outside Liverpool Crown Court (Image: Liverpool Echo) He repeatedly told her to delete their messages and keep their relationship quiet. The woman said that she had strong feelings for Rose and that she had discussed being together even though she had a partner. When a new relationship began, her relationship with Rose turned into a close friendship that lasted for several years. Ms Thomson said that until 2019, Rose was in the Swinton Police Department and his role included executing search warrants. One of the addresses concerned the woman’s home, although there was no indication that she was involved in crime. He repeatedly spoke to a colleague, saying that he must be wrong and “be decent with her.” On October 3, he went with two colleagues to execute the warrant and on the way admitted that he had a friendly relationship with the woman. He argued that friendship could be considered “flirting, but it was never sexual.” Simon Rose Imprisoned in Liverpool Crown Court (Image: Liverpool Echo) As they approached, she said she was worried something would be recovered from her home that would fire him. He became increasingly anxious and asked his colleagues to ignore any evidence they found and, as a result, abandoned the execution of the warrant that day. In an impact statement today, the victim said they had a close emotional relationship after their initial sexual encounters and when she abruptly ended all contact, she did not know what she had done wrong and felt used and upset. He said that the lies he had told during the trial “were horrible. “I knew they were wrong.” The woman also said that she has been left with sleep problems and panic attacks and her relationship with her partner and her children has been negatively affected. Defendant Sarah Barlow said the couple’s relationship was “a genuine friendship”, but did not question the victim’s anxiety. In relation to the search warrant, she did not believe there were any firearms or ammunition in her home. “He was acting very panicked trying to save his skin, thinking of his own job.” The court heard that Rose, from Burnside, Parbold, West Lancashire, lost his relationship with his partner as well as his job. Read more related articles Read more related articles
