Sex attack cop loses his job

A 44-year-old West Mercia police officer jailed for four years for beating and indecently assaulting a woman has been dismissed from the police force after an internal tribunal. A 44-year-old West Mercia police officer jailed for four years for beating and indecently assaulting a woman has been dismissed from the police force after an internal tribunal. Robert McClenaghan, pictured, had subjected his victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to a humiliating sexual assault, as well as striking her with a belt, causing heavy bruising to her buttocks and legs. The constable was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday after admitting sexual assault and assault causing actual bodily harm. Kate Tonge, for West Mercia police, said: "Robert McClenaghan was dismissed from the force last month following an internal tribunal hearing." Read the full story in the Shropshire Star