Disgraced cop romped with besotted younger WPC in police station and patrol car just one year after tying the knot
A DISGRACED cop romped with a younger WPC in a police station and patrol car just one year after tying the knot.
PC Tony Eronini was gifted a pair of knickers by besotted Chloe Caulfield after they embarked on a sordid affair.
The dad, who is aged in his 30s, used code names in “highly suggestive” texts to his lover to arrange their X-rated liaisons.
Eronini also refused to rule out leaving his wife, who he had wed a year before the tryst in a lavish ceremony.
Both he and Caulfield, aged in her 20s, have been found guilty of gross misconduct and discreditable conduct following a disciplinary hearing.
The panel said the pair failed to carry out their duties and obligations to the best of their ability” due to them ”engaging in sexualised messaging and interactions whilst on duty.”
Eronini, from Ashton-under-Lyne, resigned in January this year, while Caulfield quit last year after 22 months in the job.
A report read: ”It was an emotional and sexual relationship and was sufficiently serious for Caulfield to ask Eronini if he would leave his wife and for Eronini not to rule that possibility out.
”The officers engaged in sexual misconduct whilst on duty by instigating, or continuing, conversations about sex, engaging in sexualised messaging and engaging in sexualised physical contact.
”This included, kissing, Caulfield removing her knickers whilst on duty, Caulfield giving Eronini a pair of her knickers.”
The panel was told Caulfield was in a long term relationship at the time and lived with her partner.
As Eronini was married and couldn’t use his home, the pair would message each other “van”, “the steps near the gym” and “police kit”.
The court heard this was in reference to places the couple would meet and occasionally have sex.
Their affair was rumbled when Caulfield’s partner found the messages and reported her to bosses.
Eronini and Caulfield denied any sexual activity but accepted the explicit text messages had been exchanged while they were on duty.
He also accepted ” discrediting” his wife and his job.
The report added: ”Both former officers had denied that any sexual physical contact had taken place. Nevertheless, the panel found that it was entitled to take into account the nature and content of the text messages.
“The panel found that some of the messages suggested that sexual activity had been arranged, had occurred and had been discussed or referenced, following its occurrence
”The panel found therefore it was more likely than not that Caulfield and Eronini engaged in sexual activity whilst on duty.”