A former police officer accused of pulling a woman's hair and choking her with his hand committed gross misconduct by pressuring her into sexual acts, a police tribunal has found.

Aiden Bloomfield, who resigned from his role as a police constable with Hampshire Constabulary at the start of this year, 'placed pressure' on the woman, referred to as Miss A, to continue carrying out sexual acts, concluded a disciplinary panel in Eastleigh.

Miss A said in a video interview shown to the hearing that she had repeatedly made it plain to Bloomfield she did not want to have sex, alleging that he told her to 'Stop being a brat' when she asked him to stop performing sex acts on her.

The panel ruled that Bloomfield, who denied acting without Miss A's consent, had pulled her hair and held her neck without consent, but concluded that some aspects of their encounter, including sex, were consensual.

The Crown Prosecution Service was passed a file on Bloomfield's actions but decided not to take further action. 

'We understand the devastating impact rape can have on victims, which is why each case is looked at by a specialist prosecutor from our dedicated rape and serious sexual offences unit,' said a Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson.

'After a careful review of the evidence in this case, we concluded there wasn't a realistic prospect of conviction.'

Bloomfield will be placed on the College of Policing's list of barred officers for a minimum of five years, and would have been dismissed from the force had he not already resigned, said the hearing panel.

'The police officer resigned whilst under investigation,' said a note on the College of Policing's barred list. 'The force continued with a hearing.

'It was found that had they remained serving they would have been dismissed for breaching the standards of professional behaviour relating to Integrity & Discreditable Conduct after the officer engaged in sexual acts on a female without her consent and such behaviour has discredited the police service and undermined public confidence.'




A stock photo of a police officer. Former Hampshire police officer Aiden Bloomfield was found guilty of gross misconduct for pressuring a woman into sexual acts by a police tribunal





In a hearing at Hampshire Police headquarters in Eastleigh, a panel said Bloomfield would have been dismissed from the force had he not resigned at the start of this year

Miss A said in the video interview that she had met Bloomfield through the Tinder app, explaining that they had a shared interest in bondage and sado-masochism (BDSM).

She said she agreed to visit Bloomfield at his home in Leigh Park, Havant, on December 8 2022, but had told him she did not want to have sex.

The tribunal heard that Bloomfield, who did not attend the hearing, replied in a Snapchat message: 'The condom is out in case you change your mind.'

Miss A said: 'I go there wanting to chill with a friend after work, on several occasions I said, "No, I have just finished work, I don't want to", all the excuses, "I have a headache", "I am tired", "I smell".

'He said: "That's OK, I don't have a sense of smell". Every excuse, and he still has sex with me and I have said I do not want to have sex 500anhem.net.

'I didn't at any point change my mind, I was still saying no.'

She said she had not consented to BDSM acts and no safe word was agreed between the pair beforehand. 

Miss A said she had asked Bloomfield to stop after he started 'groping her' and performing sex acts on her on his sofa, but that he had he pulled her hair and choked her. 

'I said, "No, I don't want to,"', said Miss A. 'He said, "No, you are enjoying it."' 

She added that when Bloomfield asked her to have sex, she replied: 'Oh, go on then.'

'That's me, I have given up, he is going to anyway,' she said in the interview, reiterating that she 'kind of gave up' because 'he was so persistent'. 

Bloomfield asked her to leave afterwards because he was expecting friends, said Miss A, which made her feel 'really used'. 

'This has been an extremely traumatic time for the woman involved,' said Rob France, an assistant chief constable with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police.

'I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been for Miss A to report this to us, and I would like to thank her for her courage.

'Despite these being the actions of an off-duty officer, she was able to put her trust in us, and that has allowed us to ensure that this officer isn't able to abuse his position as a police officer any more.

'I know this case will cause concern within our communities, but it is thanks to the hard-working officers within our professional standards department, with the support of Miss A, who have conducted a thorough and impartial investigation to ensure Bloomfield is no longer serving with us.'