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A senior police officer retired from Greater Manchester Police hours before a disciplinary hearing found he pursued a junior female colleague and then texted her a picture of his penis.

Rob Cousen, a high-flying officer who rose to become the commander of GMP's Tameside division, snubbed the disciplinary hearing held at the force's headquarters today (December 1), which concluded he was guilty of gross misconduct and would have been sacked had he not retired a matter of hours before.

A panel ruled Cousen's conduct was 'sexually motivated throughout' and he pursued a 'sexual and inappropriate relationship' with the more junior female officer over a 'long period of time'. Cousen, who earned about £100,000-a-year as a chief superintendent, was suspended in October 2022.

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