They were supposed to be the one’s we can trust - police officers, prison guards, doctors and nurses - but some were jailed after abusing positions of power and trust to commit serious crimes....
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5. Ex-Lancashire Police officer Michael Harvey, 64
Former Lancashire Police officer Michael Harvey, 64, of Eskdale, Skelmersdale, was found not guilty of raping a woman following a trial in Preston, but was pleaded guilty to "using police systems" to look up the woman after first meeting her in a supermarket car park in Rawtenstall. He pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour and two counts of ‘causing a computer to perform a function to secure/enable unauthorised access to a programme/data’. Harvey was granted conditional bail ahead of sentencing at Preston Crown Court on February 5, 2026 | Lancashire Police