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03
May 2023
Police sack Harrogate officer convicted of sexual assault
A Harrogate police officer convicted of sexual assault has been sacked.
Joseph McCabe, 27, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault and given a suspended sentence in March this year.
McCabe was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years. He was also placed on the sex-offenders register for seven years, fined £808 and given a three-year restraining order.
Following a misconduct hearing on Friday (April 28), North Yorkshire Police has now dismissed the 27-year-old without notice.
A decision notice published after the hearing, which was conducted by chief constable Lisa Winward, said:
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McCabe was sentenced on March 31 at York Magistrates Court for sexually assaulting a woman at a Travelodge at Scotch Corner, where he was attending a wedding with a number of colleagues.
At the time, district judge Tan Ikram told McCabe he had given “no credible explanation as to why (the victim) would make up such a serious allegation”.
Following the outcome of the hearing, deputy chief constable Mabs Hussain commended the victim for coming forward.
He described the 27-year-old’s actions as “disgraceful”.
Mr Hussain said:
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