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Merseyside Officer Pleads Guilty to Exploitation Charges

12/18/2025

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Merseyside Police officer John Rigby, 37, pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates' Court to paying a vulnerable teenager for sexual services.
He also admitted using a work computer to access unauthorized information.
He faces sentencing at Chester Crown Court on December 19.
An accelerated misconduct hearing overseen by Chief Constable Rob Carden will consider Rigby's breaches of police conduct regulations.

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Merseyside Police officer John Rigby, 37, pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates' Court to paying a vulnerable teenager for sexual services.
He also admitted using a work computer to access unauthorized information.
He faces sentencing at Chester Crown Court on December 19.
An accelerated misconduct hearing overseen by Chief Constable Rob Carden will consider Rigby's breaches of police conduct regulations.