'Suspected paedo walked into a house with a boy, undercover cops watched and did nothing. I was disgusted'
Police watched as a boy walked into a house with a suspected paedophile under surveillance, a former detective has alleged.
In 2017 the police watchdog found that the decision not to intervene, made concerning the 2011 surveillance operation, was ‘in line with investigative strategy’. "The operation involved the surveillance of a suspected dangerous paedophile and could therefore include surveillance of his contact with children," Mr Mortimer said.
Mr Mortimer claims that when he asked about safeguarding during the operation, he was 'flabbergasted' by Dominic Scally's response. "TDS Scally looked frustrated by the issues I had highlighted and said he would be putting together a policy document for the operational team outside of the meeting," the witness claimed to the tribunal.
The witness said he was left 'very upset' and reported his concerns to his line manager in the serious organised crime division, a detective chief inspector who reacted 'in disbelief'. The matter was escalated to the boss of the division, Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Shenton, the tribunal heard.
The witness went on that 'shortly afterwards' he was promoted, moved to Oldham and then transferred to Trafford, meaning he was no longer an advisor on Operation Nixon. Mr Mortimer alleged that after the office bust-up he discovered his locker at Nexus House, the police station in Ashton-under-Lyne where the serious organised crime division is based, had been broken into and his Op Nixon 'daybook', containing all his notes on the surveillance of the suspected paedophile and his concerns about Dominic Scally, had been taken.
Mr Mortimer concluded: "Pete would stand up to senior officers if he felt it was right to challenge. Whilst he would have a strong view he wasn't a difficult person and he would always listen to your point of view. If he thought an alternative solution was the right thing to do and would get results, then he would change.
He admitted he had not reported the break-in as a crime. Asked whether he was trying to make matters 'as intense and as serious as possible by suggesting that the dispute with Mr Scally has led to your locker being broken into and the book being taken', the witness answered: "Well that is exactly what happened... because when I went there this was a secure metal locker, when I've returned back to the unit, that metal locker door's been completely forced open.
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