By SCM Online Reporter
A HIGH-RANKING Metropolitan Police chief inspector has been booted from the force without notice after abusing his powerful position to target a junior female colleague for sex.
Chief Inspector Kevin Weeden, a senior boss within the elite Public Order Command, engaged in a relentless, 15-month campaign of “persistent and unwanted contact” with the junior officer.
A misconduct panel heard that Weeden bombarded the helpless female officer with messages between November 2024 and February 2026—refusing to stop even after she explicitly asked him to leave her alone.
The disgraced cop also failed to declare or manage the professional relationship, despite the fact that the victim was working directly under his supervision.
Following a misconduct hearing on Tuesday 14 July 2026, Weeden was found guilty of gross misconduct and sacked on the spot.
Command chief, Chief Superintendent Clair Haynes, did not hold back in her condemnation of her former colleague’s predatory behavior.
She said:
”Ch Insp Weeden used his far more senior position to exert control over a junior member of staff, exploiting a clear imbalance of power, and subjecting her to unwanted attention.
”His behaviour very clearly did not meet the high standards we expect of all our officers and staff and he has now been held to account for his actions.”
The panel ruled that Weeden breached professional standards of behavior, including authority, respect and courtesy, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions, equality and diversity, and duties and responsibilities.
Along with losing his job immediately, Weeden has been placed on the College of Policing barred list, ensuring he can never work in British policing again.
In a bid to reassure a skeptical public, Scotland Yard highlighted how quickly they moved to axe Weeden once his predatory behavior was exposed.
The Met revealed that it took just 12 weeks from the moment the misconduct was first identified to Weeden being stripped of his badge.
”It demonstrates the Met’s commitment to pursue those who commit misconduct and impact the trust and confidence the public and our own people have in the Met,” Chief Supt Haynes added.
This latest scandal comes as the Metropolitan Police continues its grueling battle to rebuild shattered public trust.
The force has been under intense scrutiny following a series of devastating, high-profile scandals involving officers abusing their authority.
The landmark Baroness Casey Review previously exposed deep-seated, systemic issues of institutional misogyny, racism, and homophobia within Britain’s largest police force.
Under Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, the Met has launched a massive, proactive crackdown to root out corrupt, predatory, and abusive officers.
The speedy 12-week dismissal of Chief Inspector Weeden is being framed by Scotland Yard bosses as proof that the “fast-track” system to purge bad apples is finally working.
However, critics argue that the fact a senior Chief Inspector in the Public Order Command—the unit responsible for policing major London protests and riots—was able to target a subordinate for over a year shows that the battle to reform the Met’s internal culture is far from won.