{"id":81693,"date":"2023-11-17T12:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=81693"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:03:04","slug":"des-oconnors-daughter-loses-high-court-battle-with-met-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/des-oconnors-daughter-loses-high-court-battle-with-met-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Des O&apos;Connor&apos;s daughter loses High Court battle with Met Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Des O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s daughter loses High Court battle with Met Police over claims it did not investigate a detective properly who had told her she was &#8216;amazingly hot&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kristina O&#8217;Connor lost her bid for a Judicial Review into her Met Police complaint\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The daughter of one of Britain&#8217;s best-known entertainers has lost a High Court battle with the Metropolitan Police after complaining about a detective who said she was &#8216;amazingly hot&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>DCI James Mason, 44, had met Kristina O&#8217;Connor, 34, the daughter of late entertainer Des O&#8217;Connor, as a result of a crime report.<\/p>\n<p>Ms O&#8217;Connor had taken legal action against the Police Misconduct Panel, claiming it\u00a0<span>failed to address Mr Mason&#8217;s &#8216;predatory and abusive&#8217; actions and that the Metropolitan Police had &#8216;failed to properly investigate&#8217; her complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Met Police and the misconduct panel disputed her claims.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Justice Swift, who considered the arguments at several High Court hearings in London earlier this year, today dismissed her application for &#8216;judicial review&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/53836603-12761735-Kristina_O_Connor_33_took_legal_action_against_the_Met_Police_ov-m-37_1700221604480.jpg\" height=\"818\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kristina O&#8217;Connor, 34, took legal action against the Met Police over its handling of DCI James Mason&#8217;s misconduct investigation after the officer kept his job<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/11\/53836605-0-Miss_O_Connor_who_was_mugged_in_London_in_2011_is_the_daughter_o-a-28_1700221115557.jpg\" height=\"490\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Miss O&#8217;Connor is the daughter of late entertainer Des O&#8217;Connor (pictured together), who died in 2020; and she is a musician in her own right<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing Ms O&#8217;Connor indicated that they were considering an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Ms O&#8217;Connor was sent numerous inappropriate messages by Mr Mason after he responded to her report of an attempted robbery in October 2011, the judge heard.<\/p>\n<p>She had complained about Mr Mason, who was a detective sergeant at the time.<\/p>\n<p>A police misconduct panel found that Mr Mason had &#8216;deliberately and repeatedly abused his position for a sexual purpose&#8217; and his conduct &#8216;amounted to gross misconduct&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He was given a final written warning.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mason resigned from the Metropolitan Police late in 2022, the judge was told.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing Ms O&#8217;Connor said the force &#8216;failed to properly investigate&#8217; the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>They said a police misconduct panel failed to address &#8216;predatory and abusive&#8217; actions.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing the misconduct panel and the Metropolitan Police disputed claims about the way they handled the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I reject the claimant&#8217;s challenges to the decisions of the (police) commissioner and the panel,&#8217; said Mr Justice Swift in a written ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The application for judicial review is dismissed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ms O&#8217;Connor said after the ruling: &#8216;This has been a frustrating process, and it is not the outcome I was hoping for but I want to keep fighting for justice for women.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Nancy Collins, who represents her and is based at Hodge Jones &amp; Allen Solicitors, added: &#8216;It is very disappointing that the High Court has dismissed Kristina O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s challenge to the police disciplinary process.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Justice Swift said it was sufficient that the &#8216;steps that were taken&#8217; during the disciplinary process were &#8216;both reasonable and appropriate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12761735\/Des-OConnors-daughter-loses-High-Court-battle-Met-Police-claims-did-not-investigate-detective-properly-told-amazingly-hot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Des O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s daughter loses High Court battle with Met Police over claims it did not investigate a detective properly who had told her she was &#8216;amazingly hot&#8217; 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