Former Northants special constable had indecent images of children

A former special constable who served across Northamptonshire quit the county force over crimes involving indecent images of children.

Courtney Ravenscroft, 24, was the subject of a fast-track gross misconduct hearing just before Christmas after he was convicted at Northampton Magistrates' Court last year.

He resigned before the hearing, which was chaired by chief constable Nick Adderley, and would have been dismissed without notice had he failed to do so.

Ravenscroft, of Primrose Close in Oakham, Rutland, was sentenced on September 25 after pleading guilty to two charges of making an indecent image, one charge relating to category B and one relating to category C.

The offences took place between between December 2012 and October 2014.

Last year magistrates sentenced him to a community order with 100 hours of unpaid work.

Ravenscroft was also told he would be on the register for sex offenders for five years.

Northamptonshire Police's written findings, published this month, said: "The chief constable considered the available evidence and found the allegations proven and amounting to gross misconduct.

"The chief constable determined that, had the former special constable still been a serving officer, he would have been dismissed without notice."