A police officer who repeatedly made sexual advances to female domestic abuse victims could be sacked from the Merseyside force .
Michael McMillan is facing an internal misconduct hearing on Thursday, February 11 after admitting he used his position as a constable to persistently contact women for his own ‘sexual purposes.’
The 32-year-old is professionally accused of breaching his duties and responsibilities, failing to show honesty and integrity and showing discreditable conduct.
The police officer, from Victoria Road, Crosby, will appear before a panel, which includes a high-ranking Merseyside Police officer to decide if he can keep his job.
McMillan pleaded guilty to five counts of misconduct in a public office in January at Liverpool Crown Court .
A judge warned him prison was inevitable.
He is currently suspended and will be sentenced in a criminal court in March.
McMillan used his position in Merseyside Police’s Family Crime Investigation Unit to badger women over a three year period, starting in June 2011 and ending in June 2014.
His first victim, named as Miss A, he badgered twice, contacting her a second time after a three year gap.
Merseyside Police said they followed a ‘thorough and extensive investigation’ by the force’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU), managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
McMillan, who was released on bail after pleading guilty to the criminal offences, suffers from bipolar disorder and his lawyers have requested a psychiatric report for his sentencing.
After he admitted the offences, Deputy Chief Constable Andy Cooke said: “McMillan’s behaviour as an officer is beyond comprehension.
“He was in a position of trust in the Family Crime Investigation Unit and he abused that trust when dealing with vulnerable victims of crime.
“He manipulated women who looked to him for professional support for his own sexual gratification and his behaviour is despicable and unforgivable.”
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/