June 2016 Warwickshire Police officer jailed over indecent images A Warwickshire Police office has been jailed for making an indecent image of a child. Balrai Paul, who worked as a patrol officer based at Bedworth, has been sentenced to two years nine months behind bars for misconduct in a public office and making an indecent image of a child, after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court. Paul, aged 30 of Burbage, Hinckley, was arrested on October 1 last year after it was alleged that he had formed an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable female. During this investigation, he was then arrested on suspicion of making an indecent image of a child. He was suspended from his role as a patrol officer based at Bedworth on October 2, 2015, and charged with both offences on March 24 this year. Speaking after sentencing, Det Supt Gary Watson, head of professional standards forWarwickshire Police, said: “Balraj Paul has committed a serious criminal offence for which he has now been sentenced to a significant custodial sentence. “His behaviour was appalling and represented a serious breach of the trust placed in him by a vulnerable female and the wider community of Warwickshire. “As soon as his behaviour was suspected he was the subject of robust and proactive police action. Balraj Paul’s role with the police will now be subject to a special case misconduct hearing before Chief Constable Martin Jelley on June 10.