IT WAS what he was 'meant to do. To be part of the thin blue line protecting communities. He saw it as a job for life.
But his trust in his own force was shattered after claims they failed to investigate his allegations that he was the victim of years of child abuse.
The Greater Manchester Police officer, whose identity has been kept anonymous, retired from the force in 2020 primarily on the grounds of his fragile mental health. He blames GMP's treatment of him, and the alleged flawed handling of his case for his condition, which continues to deteriorate.
The officer has revealed to the M.E.N. that he disclosed to a detective details of the abuse when he was a boy - including alleged attempted rape - in 2016.
But he alleges nothing was ever done, and no crime was ever recorded. In an email seen by the M.E.N, the detective later told the officer that due to the fact he hadn't heard any more about the investigation, they could 'only presume that a crime was never recorded!' In another email, the same detective admitted taking their log book home, in which the officer's statement was written, in what is alleged to be a breach of data protection laws - and is now being investigated.
GMP has now apologised to the officer after being contacted by the M.E.N. The police officer initially complained to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) about his dissatisfaction with a failure to report a crime and possible concerns regarding data protection.
But in a decision seen by the M.E.N, the IOPC said the complaint warranted internal investigation by GMP's Professional Standards Directorate.
In response the PSD sent him a letter in April this year saying that under the Police Reform Act 2002 and the IOPC's Statutory Guidance on the Police
Complaints System they were 'unable to record you as a complainant' The letter says that this is because under regulations
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