Police officers who recorded multiple vulnerable people while making sexualised comments sacked
Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin described the behaviour of two PSNI officers as ‘utterly despicable’
Covered by 7 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Evening Standard ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “vulnerable people”, “Police officers sacked” and “despicable”.
Different angles:
- TheJournal.ie “derogatory remarks”
- The Irish Times “behaviour toward”
- The Mirror “woman with learning difficulties in bed”
5 of 7 headlines quote someone directly.
How 7 newspapers cover this story
Police officers who recorded vulnerable people while on duty sacked
Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin described the behaviour of two PSNI officers as ‘utterly despicable’.
Police officers sacked over ‘despicable’ recordings of vulnerable people
Two police officers have been sacked following an inquiry into their conduct
· Sacked police officer shared ‘derogatory’ messages about vulnerable people
Police officers sacked for 'despicable' on-duty filming of vulnerable people
The behaviour of the two male officers is branded "utterly despicable" by the police ombudsman.
Police officers who recorded multiple vulnerable people while making sexualised comments sacked
Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin described the behaviour of two PSNI officers as ‘utterly despicable’
Two PSNI officers sacked after recording vulnerable people and making 'derogatory' remarks
The behaviour spanned a five-year period, and images were captured in people’s homes, in hospitals and in police vehicles.
Two PSNI officers sacked over ‘utterly despicable’ behaviour toward vulnerable people
One incident saw officer record video of a woman with learning difficulties in bed while he made sexualised comments
'Despicable' police officers recorded woman with learning difficulties in bed while making sexual comments
Two Northern Ireland police officers were sacked following separate but related investigations. The investigation identified 18 people in messages, videos and photographs found of Officer A's personal phones
Coverage details
7 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Evening Standard, The Independent, BBC News, Irish Independent and 3 more. Evening Standard published it first, on November 13, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Mirror, 14 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Two PSNI, Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin, Two Northern Ireland and Officer A.
By country: United Kingdom (4), Ireland (3). In total 8 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
