Ex West Mercia PC admits racist posts mocking George Floyd
A former police officer has admitted sharing racist memes on WhatsApp mocking the death of George Floyd.
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James Watts, a probationary officer with the West Mercia force at the time, posted them in a group that included colleagues at a Warwickshire prison.
The 31-year-old who admitted 10 counts on Friday was warned by Birmingham magistrates he could face jail.
He appeared alongside West Mercia PC Joann Jinks, who denied three counts of sharing the memes.
The pair were charged with sending grossly offensive or menacing messages by a public communication network in May and June in 2020.
Watts accepted in police interviews that the messages were racist in nature, the court heard.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it began investigating in June 2020 following a referral from the West Mercia force.
A Twitter user had claimed a serving policeman had posted racist memes, magistrates were told.
A former police officer has admitted sharing racist memes on WhatsApp mocking the death of George Floyd.
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James Watts, a probationary officer with the West Mercia force at the time, posted them in a group that included colleagues at a Warwickshire prison.
The 31-year-old who admitted 10 counts on Friday was warned by Birmingham magistrates he could face jail.
He appeared alongside West Mercia PC Joann Jinks, who denied three counts of sharing the memes.
The pair were charged with sending grossly offensive or menacing messages by a public communication network in May and June in 2020.
Watts accepted in police interviews that the messages were racist in nature, the court heard.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it began investigating in June 2020 following a referral from the West Mercia force.
A Twitter user had claimed a serving policeman had posted racist memes, magistrates were told.