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- Josephine Browne, 50, was accused of sexual assault and common assault
- She denied slapping her co-worker on backside at a London police station
- Trial also heard claims she flashed her bra and offered to massage him
- Jury found her not guilty of both charges in less than a few hours over trial
- Judge Deborah Taylor has since criticised the police's handling of the case
By GEMMA MULLIN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 20:19, 3 September 2014 | UPDATED: 23:13, 3 September 2014
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Josephine Browne, 50, walked free from court today after she was cleared of spanking her colleague on the backside 'six times' at a London
A police community support officer has walked free from court after she was cleared of repeatedly spanking a male colleague on the bottom and spying on him getting changed.
Josephine Browne, 50, was accused of sexual assault and common assault after allegedly slapping her co-worker on the backside six times leaving marks at a London police station.
Browne was said to have developed an ‘unhealthy’ interest with the young officer and was purportedly exposed her bra to him, offered to massage him and behaved provocatively towards him in a lift.
She denied the allegations throughout the three-day trial at Southwark Crown Court and yesterday a jury took less than an hour to clear her of the sexual assault charge – and today she was cleared of the remaining charge.
Judge Deborah Taylor discharging her criticised the way the incident had been investigated by police.
She said: ‘As far as the prosecution of this matter is concerned may I just say that the initial investigation by the officer who gave evidence in this court was particularly unsatisfactory and that should be passed back to those concerned.
‘The fact that he invited the complainant to seek support from other officers rather than take responsibility gives great cause for concern from someone of his experience.’
Peter Ryan, a retired police sergeant and Browne’s former boss, confessed he had asked the ‘tearful’ complainant to seek support from other officers on the team after he was informed of the allegations.
Giving evidence Browne, of Regents Park, London, had denied spanking her colleague and said: ‘That is not something I would do to somebody in or out of duty.’
She said there was ‘banter’ with her colleagues but strenuously denied touching the complainant or trying to seduce him.
Her accuser compared the alleged peeping tom incident as ‘like something out of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho movie’ and said he felt more comfortable dealing with criminals.
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