A Met detective who was sacked over accusations he made se*ual advances on victims and offered cocaine to women at swingers’ orgies has been found dead in jail.
Former Detective Inspector, Warren Arter was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Wandsworth less than a week after being charged with misconduct.
STORY OF WARREN ARTER
The 54-year-old was remanded in custody at Westminster magistrates’ court on Wednesday and passed away on Friday, July 12, according to The Sun.
Warren was due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court next month after he was charged with misconduct in public office after accusations he had inappropriate contact with a victim of crime.
Arter, who worked on a unit dealing with rape victims, was sacked for gross misconduct in May last year.
This was after being suspended by Scotland Yard in 2016 on full pay due to taking drugs and offering to supply them at swingers’ parties.
WHY HE WAS JAILED
He was accused of pestering victims of sexual offences between 2006 and 2013 when he was a detective sergeant leading a r*pe investigation team that won an award in 2009 for having the best detection rate in the Metropolitan Police.
The officer offered to supply Class A drugs to several women and photographed himself in front of a line of cocaine.
Arter spent two years buying cocaine and MDMA and sent out text messages offering to supply drugs to others while he was working in the Met’s Sapphire squad.
EXHIBITS
Police found a photograph of the officer sitting on his sofa in front of a mirror with lines of white powder and a card on it resting on a coffee table in his living room.
Another image showed plastic bags containing white powder resting on a set of digital scales. But he escaped criminal charges after the Crown Prosecution Services decided not to charge him with dealing drugs.
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COURT HEARD
A three-day misconduct hearing was told that the disgraced officer had bought cocaine and MDMA on multiple occasions between 2016 and 2018 and regularly attended parties where cocaine and crack were openly consumed, which he turned a blind eye to.
Arter also failed to take action when he was aware a man was providing drugs to a woman in exchange for s*x.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) discovered text message exchanges in which he arranged to buy drugs, discussed taking them, and offered to supply cocaine to two women on two occasions. His phone and iPad were also found to bear traces of cocaine.
He was found to have breached the police standards of professional behaviour for discreditable conduct, authority, respect and courtesy, duties and responsibilities, honesty, and integrity.
