Overview
- Detective Constable Thomas Sewell admitted using a Met work laptop during working hours to write erotically explicit, misogynistic material, including a draft titled White Male Juvenile.
- The misconduct panel, chaired by Commander Katie Lilburn, ruled the behavior constituted gross misconduct and ordered dismissal without notice on 24 November.
- Sewell also acknowledged viewing Wikipedia pages with erotic themes and explicit images such as sex shows, pornography and exhibitionism during work time.
- The panel accepted the writings were fictional yet described the content as deeply offensive and particularly troubling given his role tutoring new detectives.
- His claims of limited workload and writing as a coping mechanism after a prior injury were rejected as not credible, with the panel saying he should have sought additional duties.