Four to stand trial over police chopper sex filming claims

Lee Walls (46), who is still serving in South Yorkshire Police, and ex-officer Adrian Pogmore (50), are among five men charged over misconduct and misuse of force property allegations.

Ex-PC Pogmore, of Guilthwaite Crescent, Whiston, appeared before Sheffield Crown Court today accused of one count of wilful misconduct in public office and three of wilful misconduct by misusing police resources.

The misconduct charge relates to “recording a naked person without her consent”, with the offence said to have occurred in August 2007.

One misuse of resources charge is said to relate to recording a naked woman without her consent in in July 2008 at Doncaster.

The second relates to filming a “sex act” on the same date in Rotherham and the third to recording a naked person in July 2012 at Barnsley.

Serving officer Lee Walls (46), of Southlands Way, Aston, faces one count of misconduct and is currently suspended from the force’s operational support services department.

Matthew Lucas (41) faces three counts of misconduct and is also suspended.

Matthew Loosemore (44), who was a South Yorkshire Police pilot before services transferred to the National Police Air Service in 2013, is accused of one count.

Retired police pilot Malcolm Reeves (63) faces one count of misconduct but did not attend court this week.

The four men who did appear - all of whom deny the charges - were told they will stand trial at Sheffield Crown Court on July 17 next year.

They were bailed to appear before the same court again on July 14.