Thursday, November 06, 2008

Officr Gary Bayldon Arrested After Having Sex While on Duty

PO Gary Bayldon, 48, who was married at the time, regularly visited Donna Cacutt for sex at her home on the Isle of Wight when he was supposed to be on the beat.

He called the visits his "meal breaks" and kept his police radio on throughout so he could "perform his duties" at the same time, Kingston Crown Court in London heard.

The officer, who has resigned, also propositioned a second woman, Suzanne Dunkling, in the back of his police van after arresting her in connection with a domestic incident.

Bayldon told her she was "gorgeous", stroked her hand while taking her fingerprints and kissed her when he dropped her home in the police van.

The officer, who served with Hampshire Police for more than 18 years, first met Ms Cacutt, a 34-year-old divorcee with three children, in August 2003 when she called the emergency services.

After dealing with an incident involving her children Pc Bayldon, the responding officer, later telephoned her and the pair started a relationship.

Barry Gregory, prosecuting, said: "They started seeing each other on a regular basis but never when he was off duty, always when he was on duty on late shifts. She would make him dinner at her house and they would often have sex afterwards."

When the relationship began to break down in 2005 Bayldon again abused his job.

In October 2005 he responded to a 911 call from Suzanne Dunkling, 37, after a domestic incident with her partner at her house.

Dunkling was arrested and during the journey to the police station in the van, Bayldon told her: "You are gorgeous."

He let her sit in the front seat of the police van and then invited her to the forest for a "chat".

Mr Gregory said: "He asked her if he could kiss her, and then outside her house, he leaned across and kissed her. Ms Dunkling later said he had used his tongue and she felt disgusted."

Michael Boardman, representing Bayldon, said the visits to Ms Cacutt were only 45 minutes.

Mr Boardman said: "He kept his radio on throughout and was able to answer calls. He was performing his duties although he was not actually out on the streets."

He described Bayldon's flirtation with Ms Dunkling as "a grave error of judgement" and an "excessively foolish thing to do".

Mr Boardman added: "This was a first class officer."

Bayldon pleaded guilty to three counts of wilful misconduct in a public office.

Judge Charles Tilling said: "You as a police officer have very considerable power and the respect of the community you serve in. People look up to you and you abused that trust."

At a previous hearing the prosecution offered no evidence on six other similar counts.

Some of the counts alleged that Bayldon, a father of four, engaged in sex acts in a police vehicle with two different women.

It was also claimed he had kissed another woman who was a prosecution witness at a trial.

He was also accused of befriending another woman and, while on duty, giving her money to buy lingerie to wear for him, and taking her to the woods and asking her to perform a sex act on him.

It was also claimed that he propositioned a woman before arresting her after responding to a call for assistance.

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