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The head of the Met’s Black Police Association (MBPA) took part in a WhatsApp group where “clearly racist” messages were shared mocking Chinese people and the origins of the Covid pandemic.
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Inspector Charles Ehikioya has been accused of being a member of a group chat with former police officer Carlo Francisco where vile racist, misogynistic, homophobic and pornographic messages were sent.
If found guilty of misconduct, Ehikioya, who is the full-time chair of the MBPA, could be sacked.
In more than 7,000 messages between 2017 and 2020, the officer allegedly sent and received jokes, pictures and videos described by James Berry, representing the Met, as "disgraceful" and inappropriate.
Ehikioya is also accused of failing to report the messages.
Inspector Ehikioya sent an image of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner with the comment "message from the other side, tell the Muslims there's no 72 virgins left", a hearing at Palestra House in London was told on Tuesday.
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Inspector Charles Ehikioya has been accused of being a member of a group chat with former police officer Carlo Francisco where vile racist, misogynistic, homophobic and pornographic messages were sent.
If found guilty of misconduct, Ehikioya, who is the full-time chair of the MBPA, could be sacked.
In more than 7,000 messages between 2017 and 2020, the officer allegedly sent and received jokes, pictures and videos described by James Berry, representing the Met, as "disgraceful" and inappropriate.
Ehikioya is also accused of failing to report the messages.
Inspector Ehikioya sent an image of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner with the comment "message from the other side, tell the Muslims there's no 72 virgins left", a hearing at Palestra House in London was told on Tuesday.
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