A married police officer guarding the royal family has admitted he sent a teenage girl “lewd” messages, after taking her number while she was visiting Buckingham Palace.
Royalty and Specialist Protection Police Constable Andrew Daly did not attend his misconduct hearing today, but the panel heard he was not disputing the allegations.
The unnamed teenager told the panel she was visiting the Palace in May 2016 with her mother and sister when an officer on duty asked for her number.
She said she told Daly she was 16 but that he said she was not underage and should take his number. When asked why she had not questioned him about his request, she said she did not think to “ask a policeman with a gun”.
The woman, now over 18, said he sent messages including asking if she was a virgin.
She said: “I was disgusted, I felt quite violated. He was someone I am supposed to trust.”
Daly did not contest allegations that he breached professional standards.
Charles Apthorp, for the Met, said “a police officer should not be seeking to initiate sexual relations in this manner”.
The hearing continues.
