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Met's ‘deeply misogynistic culture’ allowed spycops to deceive women into sexual relationships, inquiry hears
A Met police officer outside royal court of justice
A “DEEPLY misogynistic culture” in the Metropolitan Police allowed undercover officers to deceive dozens of women into sexual relationships for almost 50 years, an inquiry has heard.
At least six officers serving in an undercover police unit between 1974 and 1982 had sexual relationships with one or multiple women while in their cover identities, evidence disclosed during the first phase of the judge-led inquiry has confirmed.
They included officer Vincent Harvey, who had sex with four activists while spying on left-wing and anti-fascist groups in the 1970s.
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