Judge Timothy Spencer said Heggs, who has autism and ADHD, was “probably too immature to be working as a police officer” as he jailed him for 12 months.
Actually, he probably ticked two separate boxes!
He said: “It is clear you did not lack enthusiasm and your policing was, at times, of an exemplary standard, but you lacked maturity.
“You had received extensive training, you knew the importance of data protection and knew you should only share materials for a genuine policing purpose.
“You knew the lines were drawn and the lines were very clear.”
It's not something the police should ever expect to have to teach recruits, is it?
Judge Spencer accepted that Heggs’s actions were not out of “wickedness”, but said the defendant’s claims that he accessed the material so he could learn from the experience and become a better officer were “far-fetched”. He said Heggs’s actions had “significantly undermined” public trust and confidence in the police.
As if there’s much left to undermine…
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