A serving Metropolitan Police detective was caught by a colleague allegedly committing an indecent act in a public park, a court has heard.
Detective Constable Dariusz Alexander, 48, who is attached to the Met Operations Command, denied a charge of committing an act of outraging public decency when he appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court in east London on Thursday.
The charge relates to an incident while he was off-duty on Hampstead Heath on March 18.
The court heard the alleged incident was spotted by an officer who was in the area on a different police matter.
Detective Constable Dariusz Alexander, 48, is a serving Met detective with Scotland Yard
Varinder Hayre, prosecuting, told the court that Mr Alexander was seen by two police officers on the heath on March 18.
She said: ‘They were trying to retrieve some CCTV for a different allegation in Hampstead Heath park.
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‘One said he had seen a couple walking past the area, along with some others passing by. It was a Saturday, so children were off school.’
‘There is high culpability and abuse of position as he was a serving police officer,’ the Telegraph reported.
A stock picture of Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath in north London overlooking the city
Alexander, of Hornsey, north London, was unconditionally bailed to next appear for trial at Stratford Magistrates Court on June 22.
Earlier, Scotland Yard said Alexander has been suspended from duty.
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards is aware of the case and the force has made a referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Alexander was charged via postal charge requisition.
