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HISTORICAL FACTS: Met policewoman shared offensive whatsapp message about pretty lesbian recruit - Caught on Camera

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A Metropolitan Police officer who shared a highly offensive message about a “pretty lesbian” recruit in a WhatsApp chat with four colleagues would have been sacked had she not resigned.

PC Rebecca King’s discussion about the woman with constable Kevin Odongo came to light during an unrelated misconduct investigation.

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