{"id":862,"date":"2022-02-25T13:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/?p=862"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:35:12","slug":"pc-thomas-dismissed-from-kent-police-after-sexually-assaulting-a-woman-at-alton-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/2022\/02\/25\/pc-thomas-dismissed-from-kent-police-after-sexually-assaulting-a-woman-at-alton-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pc Thomas dismissed from Kent Police after sexually assaulting a woman at Alton towers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A police officer accused of sexually assaulting a female after being drunk at Alton Towers has been dismissed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PC Thomas Hall, based at Medway Police Station, was said to have engaged in non-consensual touching of a female, while staying overnight in a hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group attended a trip to the theme park on July 15 and July 16 2020, at the Kent Police headquarters in Northfleet, the court heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once arriving at Alton Towers Hall the group went to the Stepping Stones Pub for a drinking session. Shortly after a fight broke, this caused the identity of the woman who is now being withheld to become annoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PC Hall attempted to comfort her and offered to escort her back to her own room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The male officer, who was engaged at the time, admitted to engaging in &#8220;cuddling&#8221; and &#8220;spooning&#8221; with the female, in an effort to make her feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in an account of the night, the woman claimed to have woken up to find PC Hall fondling her breasts and &#8220;squeezing&#8221; her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said: &#8220;After we had gone to bed I woke up to PC Hall running his hands over me and touching my breasts.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unnamed woman said she didn&#8217;t react as she was &#8220;scared and in shock&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kent Connect News, did a poll on Twitter and 100% voted more regulation needs to go into police conduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PC Hall has since denied these allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kent Connect has attempted to reach out to Alton Towers and Medway Poice but no comments have been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renee Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/kentconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884\" width=\"410\" height=\"273\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police officer accused of sexually assaulting a female after being drunk at Alton Towers has been dismissed. PC Thomas Hall, based at Medway Police Station, was said to have engaged in non-consensual touching of a female, while staying overnight in a hotel. 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