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On-duty policeman proves he was in constant radio contact during steamy encounter due to the earpiece he was wearing
Agence France-Presse, Reuters and staff

August 17, 2007

LONDON — A British police officer who had sexual relations while on duty was acquitted in court Wednesday of willful misconduct because he was in constant radio contact due to the earpiece he was wearing during his sex romp.

Masood Khan, 41, a British Transport Police inspector, found his 43-year-old partner on the Internet dating site uniformdating.com and had believed he would be off duty when he arranged to meet her.

He conducted his illicit 20-minute encounter in a room at the police station at Gatwick Airport, near London, it was revealed during the trial.

The jury quickly came to a unanimous verdict as the policeman proved he was able to respond to all emergencies as he was equipped with an earpiece tuned in to the police radio frequency.

Said Inspector Khan, who was in charge of a team of 20 officers: “The new radios we wear in our lapels – I had an earpiece in, on low volume. If there was a call for me I would have answered it and dealt with it.”

According to The Times newspaper, the prosecution said that Insp. Khan logged on to uniformdating.com on July 22 last year and arranged to meet the woman the next day. He then telephoned a junior officer at the police station about using a police room for “official police business.”

The Daily Mail reported that he discovered at noon on the day of the tryst that there would be no inspector to cover for him, but went ahead with the meeting anyway.

Closed-circuit television footage showed the couple going to the police room and reappearing 20 minutes later. Insp. Khan admitted they had sex but said that he was listening for any calls, The Times reported.

“It was absolutely the wrong thing to do, morally and professionally. I should never have done it,” he told the court.

His lawyer, Kevin Baumber, believes that the inspector certainly misbehaved, but his bad decision is not a crime.

“This is a criminal court, not a moral court. It’s doubtful that this case would have been brought if he had taken an extended lunch break or gone for a game of golf,” he said.

The inspector still may face disciplinary action.