Former Cop Sentenced for Abuse of Power | Sheffield News

A former police inspector, Gerard Hutchings, has been sentenced to ten years for sexually assaulting eighteen young men while they were in custody between 1999 and 2007. The judge called his abuse of power and predatory behavior “particularly egregious,” noting he derived sexual gratification from forcing victims to undress during strip searches. This isn’t his first conviction—he was jailed in 2008 for similar offenses and fired in 2007 after complaints. A 2020 investigation uncovered 17 more victims from his old notebook, revealing a pattern of systemic abuse that left lasting trauma. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4f1afb4cf50753c3