Met Officer fired for coercion, forcefully sleeping with female colleague

A Metropolitan Police firearms officer has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found he subjected a female colleague to controlling behaviour, committed serious sexual misconduct, and attempted to derail a police investigation into his actions.

Police Constable George Grover-Sutton, formerly attached to the Met’s elite MO19 firearms unit, was found guilty of five proven allegations at a gross misconduct hearing that concluded on Thursday, 26 February 2026.

The panel heard that over several months, Grover-Sutton engaged in coercive and controlling behaviour towards a serving female PC with whom he was in a relationship.

Grover-Sutton conduct included monitoring and restricting her contact with others, checking her private communications, and harassing her in a way that affected her ability to perform her policing duties.

The panel also ruled that the officer engaged in sexual activity without consent and later forced further sexual acts despite the colleague clearly communicating that she did not consent.

In addition, Grover-Sutton attempted to interfere with the subsequent investigation. He was found to have encouraged the victim to retract her allegations and provide a false account to investigators, conduct amounting to an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

The behaviour was deemed dishonest and a serious breach of professional standards.

The panel concluded that he had violated standards relating to honesty and integrity, as well as discreditable conduct.

His actions were classified as gross misconduct, with dismissal without notice determined to be the only appropriate sanction.

Chief Superintendent Rachel Walmsley, head of the Met’s firearms unit, described the conduct as a grave betrayal of public trust.

“This officer’s behaviour was utterly unacceptable and represents a grave breach of the standards the public rightly expect from those who serve them. His actions caused significant harm to a colleague and undermined trust in policing,” she said.

“We are committed to rooting out officers who abuse their position and cause others harm. There is no place for behaviour of this nature in the Met and we’ll continue to do everything we can to root out those who do such a disservice to their hardworking colleagues.”