A Metropolitan Police officer attached to West Area which covers the boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hillingdon has been sacked by the force for grooming an 11-year-old child.
At a misconduct hearing, PC Elvis Moreira faced allegations that he “engaged in inappropriate and sexual communications with a child between 2019 and 2020”.
According to the police, he was reported to Thames Valley Police in September 2023 and an immediate investigation was launched, which saw PC Moreira suspended from duty.
In a statement, the Met said: “The case did not meet the evidential threshold for criminal charges, but was subject to a misconduct investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.
Chief Superintendent Jill Horsfall, who leads policing in West London, said: “PC Moreira’s behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers. The hearing carefully considered the evidence and dismissed PC Moreira without notice.”
PC Moreira will be placed on the barred list held by the College of Policing. Those appearing on the list cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct or His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
