And they say no corruption in the police force or panels

A highly decorated police officer convicted of possessing a child abuse video has won an appeal against her dismissal from the Met Police.

Robyn Williams was ordered to do 200 hours of community service for possession of an indecent image on her phone in November 2019.

Her trial heard she received the video via WhatsApp from her sister who had been sent the clip by her boyfriend.

A Police Appeals Tribunal on Wednesday found her sacking was "unfair".

The independent panel concluded it was "unreasonable" to sack Ms Williams after her conviction and determined that her dismissal should be replaced with a final written warning.

The full details of the judgement will be published in the coming days.

At her trial, Ms Williams said she had not viewed the 54-second video and did not know it was on her phone.

The jury was told experts had not been able to examine Ms Williams' phone properly.

She was sacked by the Met in March last year after a special disciplinary hearing concluded her conviction amounted to "gross misconduct".
London Sadiq Khan (left) with Metropolitan Police Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams (centreimage copyrightPA
image captionRobyn Williams, pictured with London mayor Sadiq Khan, went on to be sacked from her job as a Metropolitan Police superintendent

The Met found that Ms Williams' actions were likely to undermine public confidence and were not a "trivial lapse".

Met Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said the officer's failure to report the matter could have caused significant further harm to the child.

She said it was "entirely unacceptable" for police officers responsible for enforcing the law to break it themselves.
Return to work

After the tribunal concluded, Ms Williams said: "I am extremely pleased with today's outcome.

"For over a year, before and during the pandemic, I have continued to support local people by working within community initiatives.

"I am therefore delighted to be able to return to the work I love, serving our communities within London."

The Police Superintendents' Association, which supported Ms Williams' appeal, said: "We are pleased that today's panel agreed that her dismissal was unreasonable in light of the complex circumstances surrounding her conviction."

In a statement, the Met said: "We await the full judgement. Once received, we will then consider the ruling and engage with Ms Williams' representatives accordingly

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Undoubtedly if lost the appeal racism would have raised its ugly head...

They may say there is no corruption But surely nobody believes them
As for the police officer in question her choice of boyfriend is dubious to say the least

They may say there is no corruption But surely nobody believes them
As for the police officer in question her choice of boyfriend is dubious to say the least

Very odd indeed but the boyfriend is her sisters boyfriend .... hes one sent the item to the sister but what find incredulous is she said didnt open it when her sister sent it or the police couldn't analize fone properly the question is why not?

Final written warning.. what else has she done, apart from the child abuse on her phone, and then lying about it.

Final written warning.. what else has she done, apart from the child abuse on her phone, and then lying about it.

Isnt that enough to be sacked? I'm sure your boss wouldn't just slap you wrist and say dont do it again? She is a public servant that people are supposed to trust I wouldn't trust a person who's been found guilty of such charges...

She should stay sacked its disgusting, another chief constable who is ethnic has brought the race card up saying that if she was white she would not have been prosecuted. She reckons that she did not know what was in her phone and she never looked at it but, she then sent a message to her sister arranging to meet up. Now anyone who uses whats app, knows that it makes a notification and keeps on making it until you click on the message or video, seems like the panel had no idea how whats app works. I have to say it but what that other chief constable said about race , would she have been reinstated if she was white. I personally think she would not have. Having child pornography on her phone she should have never had her job back and should have been sent down!

She should stay sacked its disgusting, another chief constable who is ethnic has brought the race card up saying that if she was white she would not have been prosecuted. She reckons that she did not know what was in her phone and she never looked at it but, she then sent a message to her sister arranging to meet up. Now anyone who uses whats app, knows that it makes a notification and keeps on making it until you click on the message or video, seems like the panel had no idea how whats app works. I have to say it but what that other chief constable said about race , would she have been reinstated if she was white. I personally think she would not have. Having child pornography on her phone she should have never had her job back and should have been sent down!

They never explained why they could not analize her fone properly either? Does she think people are stupid when she said didnt know or look at video/msge? Your right a white officer would been behind bars for misconduct in public office charge! Its getting to be that white doesn't matter anymore..

She should stay sacked its disgusting, another chief constable who is ethnic has brought the race card up saying that if she was white she would not have been prosecuted. She reckons that she did not know what was in her phone and she never looked at it but, she then sent a message to her sister arranging to meet up. Now anyone who uses whats app, knows that it makes a notification and keeps on making it until you click on the message or video, seems like the panel had no idea how whats app works. I have to say it but what that other chief constable said about race , would she have been reinstated if she was white. I personally think she would not have. Having child pornography on her phone she should have never had her job back and should have been sent down!

They never explained why they could not analize her fone properly either? Does she think people are stupid when she said didnt know or look at video/msge? Your right a white officer would been behind bars for misconduct in public office charge! Its getting to be that white doesn't matter anymore..

We've long past that stage

She should stay sacked its disgusting, another chief constable who is ethnic has brought the race card up saying that if she was white she would not have been prosecuted. She reckons that she did not know what was in her phone and she never looked at it but, she then sent a message to her sister arranging to meet up. Now anyone who uses whats app, knows that it makes a notification and keeps on making it until you click on the message or video, seems like the panel had no idea how whats app works. I have to say it but what that other chief constable said about race , would she have been reinstated if she was white. I personally think she would not have. Having child pornography on her phone she should have never had her job back and should have been sent down!

They never explained why they could not analize her fone properly either? Does she think people are stupid when she said didnt know or look at video/msge? Your right a white officer would been behind bars for misconduct in public office charge! Its getting to be that white doesn't matter anymore..

We've long past that stage

I know just watch the adverts after England game see how many have white people as lead person? And see how many coloured people feature ....all for equality but ...