Ex police officer

[Pickle21]

Please don't judge but my daughter had a few issues when younger got in trouble with the police,the officer who used to come round left the force 4 years ago and yesterday he started messaging me on Facebook asking how we were and other quite personal stuff.i know I can block him but is there anything I can do as he used to be the officer dealing with my daughter...t.i a

That's highly inappropriate of him (creepy). Contact the force and let them know. It may be harassment, or a breach of data, or something else actionable.

What do you mean is there anything else you can do? He is no longer a police officer, there is no-where you can report this to, if that is the way you are thinking. If you don't want the contact, you block him.

I have already said I will block him ,I'm just asking as he was an officer who dealt with my daughter and it's not very appropriate

There are definitely criminal offences under the Data Protection Act around unlawful use or retention of personal data.

He's asked me how my kids are and that he had a soft spot for my son and knew he would do good and also asking where I'm living now and making lewd suggestions as he's single

Fucking creep. I wonder why he is no longer a police officer? Definitely report. The lewd messages may be an offence as well.

There are dpa rules. But nothing suggests he has broke them. He remembers her name and messaged her on Facebook.

Op are you responding to these messages?

Just block him.

Yes but her name is personal data and he should only have used it for policing purposes. He can't contact her for a chat.

I would enquire about reporting as he may be contacting others. Perhaps more vulnerable people. Casting his net wide.

He sees you and your family as vulnerable I would think. He sounds like a predator.
There's no harm in letting your local police know what he's doing.

What ab absolute knobhead. I wonder how many 'vulnerable' women he has tried this with.

I have blocked him but it made me feel really uncomftable,asking about my son and then saying all the lewd things like he knew I had a soft spot for him and did I have a man etc

And also if indidnt have a man what was I using instead,I know he's probably bored ,lonely or sexually frustrated but he used to deal with my family as an official so it doesnt seem right

Are you still within the same Police service area? It doesn’t make a huge difference anyway but report it online to the service area you dealt with.

Wonder why he's no longer a police officer ...

Eeww, I'd complain to the local station - it's highly inappropriate & makes you feel uncomfortable. Hopefully they will have a word at least

Yes still in the same area,I'm going to report it and see what they say...I found the way he was talking about my son a bit creepy.

Please report it to the force that he used to serve in.

If there aren’t rules against this there should be!

He's using information he gained from when he was in the police for his own personal purposes now. That's probably in breach of all manner of rules/laws.

The local police should take this seriously. Goodness knows how many other, probably vulnerable, people he's contacted.