At Southwark Crown Court earlier today, a serving Metropolitan Police officer, 44-year old
PC Adnan Arib, who is accused of arranging to meet two girls, and asking one to lie in an interview, denied
two charges of misconduct in a public office.
PC Adnan Arib, of Harts Lane, Barking, who is based at the Central East Command Unit, allegedly questioned a 15-year-old without a parent present and told her to lie about questions regarding a theft,
before arranging to meet her out of work. He also allegedly
invited a 16-year-old girl out and messaged her for non-policing purposes for two months.
He met both children during the course of his duties.
The charges follow a criminal investigation undertaken by the Independent Office for Police Conduct following a referral from the Metropolitan Police in July 2019.
PC Adnan Arib will go on trial on 10 February 2022.
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“I have 44,000 people working in the Met. Sadly, some of them are abused at home, for example, and sadly, on occasion, I have a bad ’un”
- Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick CBE QPM, speaking at the Women’s Institute, Tuesday 8 July 2021