Jason Capery, who previously worked at Charing Cross police station, has been booted out of the Met Police after he was convicted of drunkenly grabbed his victim’s bottom
A Met Police officer based at scandal-hit Charing Cross police station has been kicked out of the force for drunkenly groping a woman in a pub.
Jason Capery, 34, grabbed his victim’s bottom, leaving her with an “overwhelming sense of guilt and sadness,” Westminster magistrates’ court heard. Capery was sentenced to a 12-month community order last week and on Tuesday was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour at a misconduct hearing and dismissed.
Det Chief Supt Christina Jessah, who leads policing in central west London, said: “The actions of PC Capery fell well below the standards expected for a serving police officer.
“Women deserve to feel safe in London. It is imperative that our officers maintain high standards at all times and there is no place for inappropriate behaviour within the Met. We are working hard to make sure anyone who does not reach these standards is removed from the force.”
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Capery served at Charing Cross police station in central London where officers were secretly filmed in a BBC sting making Islamophobic and womenhating comments. One PC said of a migrant: “Either put a bullet in his head or deport him.” Another said: “Islam is a problem. Muslims hate us. Proper hate us.”
Former Met commissioner Dame Cressida Dick resigned in 2022 after it was revealed officers at the same station used WhatsApp to joke about raping colleagues and killing Black children.
Reading Capery’s victim’s impact statement at his sentencing hearing last week, prosecutor Rhianne Neil said: “What transpired was an evening of unwanted sexual touching and harassment from Mr Capery. He was drunk, inappropriate, and vulgar and from the moment I arrived he repeatedly violated my boundaries.”
The victim went on to describe how the incident was followed by a “period of unease and discomfort in my work life.” She said: “It affects the way I feel about attending work functions and I feel increased anxiety around male colleagues. I experienced an overwhelming sense of guilt and sadness, and I wavered in my decision to support this prosecution.
“However, I now acknowledge that it should not have been my emotional burden to carry, the responsibility lies only with Mr Capery.” She added: “Mr Capery swore an oath to uphold the law and failed to do so.”
Capery appeared in court wearing a suit with a red tie as his fiancée and colleagues watched from the gallery. Judge Richard Hawgood said: “I commend the victim for making a very fair and balanced impact statement.
“I asked for the victim statement to be read because it sets the scene very vividly. I am sure a very heavy emotional burden was on the complainant about what she should do in relation to what had happened. And she had to carry that burden as well as the fact that you betrayed her trust.”
He told the officer: “This is utterly unacceptable behaviour, to express it mildly. Your offending as a serving police officer is so serious that it crosses the custody threshold, there is no debate about it.” Capery was sentenced to a 12-month community order, including 25 days’ rehabilitation activities and 150 hours of unpaid work.
Judge Harwood told the officer: “I recognise that the result of this conviction means it is going to be extremely difficult to rehabilitate your previous good character. This is something that will haunt you for years ahead.”
