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'Sexually provocative' female police officer groped two male colleagues on drunken Wetherspoons night out, before asking one for sex and sending underwear photo, misconduct hearing told

A 'sexually provocative' female police officer groped two male colleagues during a drunken night out before asking one of them to have sex with her and sending him a racy picture of her in her underwear, a misconduct hearing was told.

PC Tia Johnson-Warne made advances to both men whilst sat in a booth at a Wetherspoon pub with her then cop boyfriend also in the pub, a panel heard.

In an 'incredibly awkward' move the officer - who is in her mid 20s - first grabbed one of the policemen, identified only as PC A, just above his knee before moving her hand up to his thigh.

He stopped the encounter by excusing himself to go to the bathroom and then deliberately sat away from PC Johnson-Warne, the hearing was told.

However, Johnson-Warne began pestering him explicit text messages asking him 'don't you want to duck me?' before sending him the intimate picture.

PC A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, tried to rebuff the advances by reminding her she was seeing another officer, PC Kane Brookes, who was also at the Wetherspoon pub in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

Later on she rubbed her hand over the crotch of another officer, PC B, for around 20 seconds, the misconduct hearing heard.

PC B, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the hearing the group were even barred from ordering more drinks because of how drunk the female officer was.

The panel also heard that on the way home from the pub, PC A was in the back of a car with PC Johnson-Warne when she tried to pull his hand under her clothing.

PC Johnson-Warne is facing gross misconduct charges for the inappropriate touches. She admits touching and messaging PC A but claims it was 'not unwelcome' flirting and denies sexually touching PC B.

A Hampshire Constabulary misconduct hearing in Eastleigh was told the three officers were in the boozer for a work social event.

Alan Jenkins, representing the force, said the female officer's actions were 'plainly inappropriate' and 'sexually provocative'.

He said: 'The allegations against PC Johnson-Warne concern her sexual attentions towards two male colleagues, PC A and PC B, at a time when she was heavily intoxicated...

'The first officer, PC A, was also sent messages via mobile phone which asked if he wanted to have sex with her, and at least one photograph of her in her underwear.

'PC A was also treated inappropriatel y whilst he was passenger on the rear seat of a car with PC Johnson-Warne towards the end of the evening. She tried to pull his hand between her legs and under her clothing.

'The second officer, PC B, was also touched in a sexually provocative manner over clothing whilst the group was in the Wetherspoons pub.

'For an officer sexually to touch colleagues in such a manner that they feel uncomfortable is plainly inappropriate.

'The issue of gender is properly immaterial... whether a male officer touched female colleagues without their consent or a female officer touched male colleagues does not matter for these purposes.

'Alcohol consumption, particularly if excessive, does not provide any excuse or justification for any touching that is unwelcome or unwanted in the circumstances.'

PC A and PC B both told the panel they were unhappy with the advances from PC Johnson-Warne.

PC A said: 'It was incredibly awkward, I have not had to deal with that behaviour before.

'I did not know how to process or deal with it.

'It was not anything I invited or wanted, I wanted that situation to stop.'

PC B said: 'I did feel that I was a victim of something sexually inappropriate.

'I'm not as sociable nowadays.

'I have tried to ignore what happened and move on.'

PC Johnson-Warne faces further allegations of gross misconduct for striking PC Brookes, after their relationship ended, and breaching bail conditions following that incident.

She denies hitting the fellow police officer but accepts a charge of misconduct for breaching her bail.

The misconduct hearing continues.