A police sergeant who appeared in Police Interceptors has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he had “risky” public sex with a probationary officer.

Ben Sutcliffe, who featured in the Channel 5 show over two series, also had sex with the junior officer while stood down from night shift as a dog handler for Cleveland Police .

The temporary sergeant resigned from Cleveland Police in February and did not attend a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday, in Stockton , Teesside , chaired by Chief Constable Victoria Fuller.

After hearing evidence, she adjudicated that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and that if he was still a serving officer he would have been dismissed.

His conduct was “very serious” and he had displayed “dishonesty over an extended period of time”, the Chief Constable said.

Earlier, Ms Fuller outlined the background, saying Sutcliffe was in a supervisory role with the response team based in Stockton, and also a dog handler.

In June or July 2024, he began a relationship with a…