The South Yorkshire police crew were accused of “a gross waste of valuable resources” by using the aircraft to make illicit recordings. Matthew Lucas, 42, and Lee Walls, 47, who are serving South Yorkshire police officers, Malcolm Reeves, 64, a retired pilot, and Matthew Loosemore, 45, a former pilot with the force, were charged with misconduct in a public office. But they blamed Adrian Pogmore, 51, formerly of South Yorkshire police, who shot the footage and was the only person in the aircraft when all four of the offending videos were filmed. In the footage the man is wearing only a Manchester United shirt and at one point the woman waves at the helicopter. He has already been sacked by South Yorkshire police and will be sentenced on Tuesday.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2017 15:21 UTC