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The police watchdog has issued a new statement following a disciplinary hearing that found a top GMP officer had pursued a junior female colleague and then texted her a picture of his penis.

Former chief superintendent Rob Cousen took 'early retirement' to avoid a disciplinary hearing which concluded he was guilty of gross misconduct.

The high-flying officer, who was the commander of GMP's Tameside division, snubbed the disciplinary hearing held at the force's headquarters on Monday (December 1), which found he would have been sacked had he not retired a matter of hours before.

A panel ruled Cousen's conduct was 'sexually motivated throughout' and he pursued a 'sexual and inappropriate relationship' with the more junior female officer over a 'long period of time'. Co

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