Senior officer at police watchdog which oversaw Nick the fantasist ‘whitewash’ probe is SACKED over affair with a junior colleague
- Police watchdog official behind Nick report sacked over an affair with colleague
- Jonathan Green embarked on relationship with investigator 20 years his junior
- She was a key figure in the Nick probe which cleared five Scotland Yard officers
- Carl Beech was unmasked as a fantasist and a paedophile and jailed for 18 years
A top official at the beleaguered police watchdog behind a ‘whitewash’ report into the Nick VIP sex ring inquiry has been sacked over an affair with a junior colleague.
Married Jonathan Green, 50, embarked on a relationship with an investigator 20 years his junior who was a key figure in the highly-criticised Nick probe which cleared five Scotland Yard officers.
Mr Green was the £140,000-a-year interim deputy director-general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Jonathan Green, 50, embarked on a relationship with an investigator 20 years his junior who was a key figure in the highly-criticised Nick probe which cleared five Scotland Yard officers
He was in overall charge of the IOPC investigation into the Metropolitan Police’s £2.5million Operation Midland probe into false claims made by Nick – real name Carl Beech – of sexual abuse against Establishment grandees.
The Met raided the homes of former home secretary Lord Brittan, former head of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall and ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor.
Beech was unmasked last summer as a fantasist and paedophile and jailed for 18 years.
Five officers were referred for alleged misconduct, but the IOPC ruled that not one should face proceedings.
Mr Green, who formerly worked at the General Dental Council and the Royal College of Nursing, was romantically involved with Kimberley Williams, 30.
He was in overall charge of the IOPC investigation into the Metropolitan Police’s £2.5million Operation Midland probe into false claims made by Nick – real name Carl Beech – of sexual abuse against Establishment grandees
She was lead investigator of the IOPC’s probe of Operation Midland.
Questions were raised as to why she was given the weighty role just a few years after graduating.
However, she has a degree in international political studies and a master’s degree in intelligence and international security.
Mr Green was first confronted about his relationship with her in October. He was suspended on November 6 for ‘failing to declare a conflict of interest’.
Then, a spokesman said relationships between staff were not a breach of policy, but must be declared at senior level.
Last night the IOPC said: ‘We can confirm Jonathan Green has ceased employment with the IOPC, however a right of appeal remains.’
Meanwhile, the office remains under intense pressure after it was criticised by retired high court judge Sir Richard Henriques, who carried out an independent review into Midland, identifying no fewer than 43 separate mistakes.
Writing in the Daily Mail in October, Sir Richard described the IOPC investigation as ‘minimal’ and ‘unprofessional’, adding that the ‘decision-making was flawed.’
He pointed out that two of the most senior officers facing misconduct allegations – Dept Supt Kenny McDonald and former Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Rodhouse – were cleared within four months without ever being interviewed.
The Met raided the homes of former home secretary Lord Brittan, former head of the Armed Forces Lord Bramall (pictured above) and ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor. Beech was unmasked last summer as a fantasist and paedophile and jailed for 18 years