A former police officer has been jailed after he sexually assaulted a colleague whereas on responsibility.

PC Archit Sharma's crime, which occurred on 7 December 2020, was referred to as a "betrayal" by a senior officer.

Following an investigation, he was charged on 28 July 2021.

Sharma - who was hooked up to the North Area Command Unit - was convicted of sexual assault at Wood Green Crown Court on 6 March. He resigned 4 days later.

On Friday on the identical courtroom, he was sentenced to 16 months in jail and will likely be on the Sex Offenders' Register for ten years.

He was additionally made the topic of a restraining order stopping him from contacting the sufferer for ten years and was ordered to pay a sufferer surcharge of £156.

The former officer will now be added to the Barred List held by the College of Policing. Those showing on the listing can't be employed by police, native policing our bodies (PCCs), the Independent Office for Police Conduct or Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, accountable for native policing in Enfield and Haringey, stated: "Former PC Sharma's behaviour was abhorrent. His actions were a betrayal of our policing values.

"I hope that this consequence highlights how significantly we take studies of sexual offences, irrespective of who the perpetrator.

"Following his conviction, we began proceedings for an accelerated case hearing which has upheld the allegations of misconduct."