Overview
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court on November 6 imposed an 18‑month suspended prison term and 200 hours of community work on PC Duncan Bouette.
- A three‑year criminal behaviour order was issued with a ban on unsupervised contact with children and restrictions on his use of digital devices.
- Bouette pleaded guilty on October 9 to two counts under the Obscene Publications Act after his October 7 arrest by the Met’s Central Specialist Crime Unit.
- An accelerated misconduct hearing dismissed him from the force on November 4, and he will be placed on the College of Policing barred list.
- The court was told he sent messages about the sexual abuse of children on November 18, 2024 and about extreme, violent sexual practices on October 2–3, 2024 using secure online platforms.