Police officer sacked after stalking women

A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after he was found guilty of stalking and voyeurism.

Jake Cummings, 25, from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was found guilty of three counts of controlling and coercive behaviour and two counts of voyeurism on 9 October.

He has previously admitted two counts of stalking, but was found not guilty on one count of voyeurism.

A misconduct hearing chaired by Assistant Commissioner Pippa Mills found that the officer had committed gross misconduct and he was dismissed without noticed.

Cummings was remanded to HMP Wormwood Scrubs and is due to be sentenced at a later date.

He did not contest the allegation of gross misconduct.

In her findings Ms Mills wrote: "It is unacceptable for police officers who are responsible for enforcing the law to break the law – it is totally unacceptable for a serving officer to act in this way.

"PC Cummings must have known that his actions were not appropriate for a police officer."

Cummings served as a special constable with Dorset Police from April 2018, before joining the Metropolitan Police as a regular officer in November 2019.

The trial at St Albans Crown Court heard the offending started in 2019 and involved three victims, all of whom were in their twenties.

He had made all three victims download tracking apps to their devices during their relationship so he could follow their movements.

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