A serving police community support officer (PCSO) has been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency.
The Metropolitan Police said the PCSO, who works in the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, is currently in custody.
It comes after a video was posted online, which MailOnline said appeared to show a man “committing a sex act on a London park bench in broad daylight”.
The website reported it is unclear when or where exactly the footage was filmed.
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A spokesman for the Met said the footage was flagged to police shortly before 11.30pm on Wednesday.
File photo dated 3/2/2017 of the New Scotland Yard sign outside the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police are investigating whether Wayne Couzens committed more crimes before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard as the force vowed to make the streets safer for women and girls. Issue date: Friday October 1, 2021.
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Commander Kyle Gordon, who is in charge of the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “I know that everyone will be absolutely shocked by this video. I am absolutely horrified and saddened by incidents such as this, as are all decent officers and staff. They are contrary to everything we stand for.
“I would like to reassure everyone that we are working as fast as we possibly can to identify the full circumstances of what took place.
“As soon as we became aware of the video just before midnight we acted immediately. Officers worked throughout the night and a serving member of police staff was arrested in the early hours of this morning and taken into custody.
“As a criminal investigation is now under way we are limited in what further details we can discuss. However, we will keep the public updated at significant stages of the inquiry.”
A referral has been made to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
A spokesperson for the IOPC said: “We have received a referral from the Metropolitan Police Service and will carry out an assessment to determine what further action may be required from us.”
