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Damien Cotgreave sent hundreds of explicit messages to women while on duty
Sussex Police detective faced 20 counts of gross misconduct over three months
Court heard in one case texted a woman with mental health problems, but failed to act when she said she had taken an overdose of pills
He could have been sacked after being found guilty but is had already resigned
He is third officer from same police station to face sexual allegations in a month
Former Detective Constable Damien Cotgreave will face the Sussex Police disciplinary panel into claims of misconduct today. He faces 21 charges which include engaging with 12 women on social media on his phone while on duty. Some of the conversations were alleged to have been “inappropriate” and “sexual” in nature. He is also accused of spending an hour with a woman and engaging in “sexualised behaviour” while on duty. The former detective is the third officer from Hastings police station to face a misconduct hearing in less than a month. Previously Detective Sergeant Paul Elrick was given a final written warning for “pinging” a colleague’s buttocks with a ruler and making suggestive comments and messages.