Why did it take seven years to sack the drug-taking, orgy-loving Met detective in the elite rape squad… and why has he kept his pension?
- Warren Arter was suspended after being investigated over anonymous claims
- It was alleged he abused his position, attended drug parties and supplied drugs
- It is estimated he earned around £400,000 since he was suspended over claims
STEPHEN WRIGHT FROM DAILY MAIL
The crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers received an anonymous tip-off in January 2016. A detective in one of Scotland Yard’s elite ‘Sapphire’ units, which investigates rapes and serious sexual offences, had had ‘inappropriate’ relationships with sex victims.
The report referred to two women — and further alleged the officer was dating another vulnerable woman whom he’d met during his latest job attached to a Metropolitan Police Community Safety Unit (CSU), which probes domestic abuse and hate crime.
The intelligence was referred to the force’s ‘Line Of Duty‘ anti-corruption squad, and the officer identified as a recently promoted detective inspector in his mid-40s, Warren Arter.
Ironically enough, several years earlier, the accused officer had been commended for his team’s ‘outstanding’ work in achieving the best detection rate in the Met for serious sexual offences.
A covert operation was set up to probe the claims. Several months later, senior figures in the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) decided there was sufficient evidence to arrest Arter on suspicion of alleged misconduct in public office.
