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Met Police officer Duncan Bouette was arrested and swiftly dismissed after sharing messages about the sexual abuse of children

He pleaded guilty to two charges under the Obscene Publications Act and received an 18-month suspended sentence plus 200 hours of community service

Bouette is banned from unsupervised contact with children, faces digital restrictions for three years, and is permanently barred from policing

A Metropolitan Police officer has been fired and sentenced for sharing messages about sexually abusing children just a month after being arreste

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