- Senior officers convened in 2013 to hear ‘unbelievably bad’ news about relationship
- Prosecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for misconduct
- Woman not told true identity of man with whom she has a child until 2020, when they were engaged
The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue charges against an undercover police officer who deceived a woman into a 19-year relationship without even hearing evidence from the victim in the case.
The CPS, which says its fundamental role is to support victims and protect the public, was informed in 2014 that an undercover officer at Avon and Somerset police had used his undercover identity to deceive the woman, who was innocent of any crime, into a long-term relationship.
