The Guardian has recognized the undercover officers who deceived members of the general public into sexual relations, whereas concealing their true identities. A few of the officers have but to be questioned about their conduct by the general public inquiry into undercover policing.
Undercover officers who fathered, or are alleged to have fathered, kids with girls they met throughout their deployments:
1 Bob Lambert/‘Bob Robinson’
Animal rights teams, anarchists, 1984-89
Bob Lambert had sexual relationships with 4 girls with out telling them he was married and an undercover officer. He fathered a son with a lady generally known as Jacqui and deserted them when the kid was an toddler. Greater than twenty years later, Jacqui found he had been a police spy when, by likelihood, she learn a narrative about him within the media.
She has been deeply traumatised and has undergone hours of remedy. She informed the inquiry she had develop into reclusive, including: “Everything about my life has just been absolutely ruined … I don’t really have a life any more.”
Belinda Harvey had an 18-month relationship with Lambert with out realizing his actual identification. She stated she had been “completely deceived and betrayed” by Lambert after falling “head over heels” in love with him. He was a “cruel and manipulative” liar, she stated.
Lambert was in his 30s when he deceived the ladies, who have been of their 20s. He admitted that the ladies wouldn’t have consented to the relationships in the event that they had recognized his true identification.
2 Jim Boyling/‘Jim Sutton’
Reclaim the Streets, Earth First!, hunt saboteurs, 1995-2000
Jim Boyling had two kids with an activist, Rosa, whom he met whereas undercover in 1999. He vanished the next yr and reappeared in 2001 at which level he informed her he had been an undercover officer. She has informed the general public inquiry he then trapped her in “an increasingly abusive and controlling relationship”, including: “He had me isolated from all my friends, comrades and associates.” She left to go to a girls’s refuge. He has stated he didn’t behave abusively in direction of her. Throughout his deployment, he deceived two different girls into long-term relationships.
3 ‘Alan Bond’
Socialist Staff occasion, 1982-85
One other undercover officer has accused “Alan Bond” of fathering a toddler with a campaigner. The officer alleged that different colleagues additionally knew concerning the baby. Bond denies the declare. He has admitted having a one-night stand with a unique lady whereas undercover.
4 ‘Jim Pickford’
Anarchists, neighborhood teams in south London, 1974-76
“Jim Pickford” met a lady whereas utilizing his faux identification and went on to marry her. He had a toddler together with her. The inquiry heard proof that his deployment needed to be ended early as a result of he had needed to confide in her that he was an undercover police officer. A colleague known as him a “sexual predator”. He has since died.
Undercover officers who fashioned sexual relationships with members of the general public whereas hiding their actual identities:
5 Mark Kennedy/‘Mark Stone’
Environmental and leftwing teams, 2003-09
It’s not recognized what number of girls Kennedy deceived into sexual relationships – the whole is prone to be in double figures. Kennedy had a six-year relationship with Lisa Jones, a social justice campaigner.
Jones found his true identification in 2010 by way of her personal detective work. This publicity led to the outbreak of the spy cops scandal. One other campaigner, Kate Wilson, was deceived by Kennedy right into a two-year relationship. In a landmark case in 2021, judges dominated that police had grossly violated her human rights.
The judges concluded that senior officers in command of Kennedy “either knew of the relationship, chose not to know of its existence, or were incompetent and negligent in not following up” clear and apparent indicators. The judges praised her tenacity in preventing the authorized case.
6 ‘Lynn Watson’
Environmental and anti-nuclear teams, 2003-08
‘Lynn Watson’ slept with an environmental activist at a protest camp at a Yorkshire energy station in 2006. The male activist stated she instigated the one-night stand. Whereas undercover, she was filmed working round Leeds metropolis centre dressed as a clown throughout a protest, enjoying cricket with a feather duster and chanting “tickle the tree”.
7 ‘Marco Jacobs’
Cardiff Anarchist Community, 2004–09
‘Marco Jacobs’ had sexual relationships with two activists. One has informed the inquiry she had trusted him greater than anybody else on this planet and confided in him, telling him extremely delicate private issues. When she found he was an undercover officer, she felt bodily sick.
8 ‘Rob Harrison’
Worldwide Solidarity Motion, a pro-Palestinian group, anti-war campaigns, 2004-07
A girl, Maya, has described how ‘Rob Harrison’ fashioned a long-term, intimate relationship together with her with out disclosing his actual identification, vanished from her life then reappeared seven years later. When he got here again, she says, he persuaded her to interrupt up together with her then boyfriend of 5 years, saying he needed to rekindle their relationship and have kids collectively. He then slept together with her for a single night time, disappearing from her life once more earlier than daybreak the subsequent morning with out rationalization. She feared he had made her pregnant as he had not needed to make use of a condom, and so she needed to get the morning-after tablet. He has declined to remark.
9 Carlo Soracchi/‘Carlo Neri’
Militant/Socialist occasion, anti-fascist teams, 2000-06
Throughout a two-year relationship, Carlo Soracchi requested an activist, Donna McLean, to marry him and informed her that he needed to have a toddler together with her. He had hid from her the actual fact he was married on the time and that he was a police spy. Earlier in his deployment, he had deceived one other lady, Lindsey, right into a long-term relationship.
10 James Thomson/‘James Straven’
Animal Liberation Entrance, Brixton and Croydon hunt saboteurs, 1997-2002
Thomson initially informed the inquiry he didn’t have any sexual relationships whereas he was undercover. He later admitted that he had had two – each lasting no less than a yr. One of many girls, Ellie, stated Thomson rang her in 2018 and informed her he had been an undercover officer. She stated he had requested her to delete their WhatsApp messages and emails.
11 Mark Jenner/‘Mark Cassidy’
Anti-Fascist Motion, Colin Roach Centre, London, an organisation that had uncovered police corruption, 1995-2000
Mark Jenner lived for 5 years with a leftwing activist generally known as Alison who has described their relationship as “man and wife”. A burly, humorous scouser, Jenner stated he was a joiner, however struggled to suit a brand new kitchen of their dwelling. He seems in household movies visiting Alison’s family.
They went to counselling as she had needed kids, however he didn’t. In 2000, he disappeared abruptly from her life, after months and months of pretending to endure from despair – a well-recognized tactic utilized by undercover officers to carry their deployment to an finish. Alison was left heartbroken and paranoid, feeling she was dropping her thoughts. She spent years chasing clues to unmask his actual identification. Whereas Jenner lived with Alison, he was married to a different lady. with whom he had kids.
12 ‘Christine Green’
Animal rights teams, 1994-99
In response to the inquiry, ‘Christine Green’ had a sexual relationship with an activist whereas she was undercover. At some stage, she informed the activist the reality. After her deployment, she had a romantic relationship for years with the activist, dwelling in distant cottages in Cornwall and Scotland.
13 Peter Francis/‘Peter Black’, ‘Peter Daley’
Youth towards Racism in Europe, Militant/the Socialist occasion, 1993-97
Peter Francis is the one undercover officer to blow the whistle on the covert surveillance of political teams. He revealed, for example, that Scotland Yard had deployed undercover officers to spy on the marketing campaign to compel police to research correctly the racist homicide of Stephen Lawrence. Throughout his deployment, he had sexual relations with two activists. He has stated having intercourse with activists was “just regarded as part of the job … it would be highly unlikely that you were not having sex”.
14 ‘Matt Rayner’
Animal rights teams, 1992-96
‘Matt Rayner’ had a two-year relationship with an activist, Denise Fuller. She informed the inquiry he had exploited her vulnerability to begin a relationship together with her after she had confided in him and disclosed deeply private data. They usually spent three or 4 nights per week collectively, going to the theatre, cinema or walks.
Rayner stated his managers knew concerning the relationship and “did not tell him to stop”. He testified that the undercover officers’ sexual relationships have been seen by their managers “as a grey area … they were not advised or encouraged … but they were not prohibited either”.
15 Andy Coles/‘Andy Davey’
Animal rights teams, anarchists, anti-military campaigns, 1991-95
A girl, Jessica, has informed the general public inquiry that Andy Coles, then 31, had a sexual relationship together with her whereas she was a “quite young and naive” 19-year-old. She known as him “creepy”. He has denied the connection ever occurred. Nonetheless, the Metropolitan police, his former employer, has not accepted his denial and informed the inquiry he had an intimate relationship together with her in 1992 and 1993. His previous as an undercover officer had been uncovered in 2017 after a throwaway comment by his brother, the broadcaster and former pop star Richard Coles.
16 Trevor Morris/‘Anthony “Bobby” Lewis’, ‘Bobby McGee’
Anti-Nazi League, Socialist Staff occasion, 1991-95
On the public inquiry, Trevor Morris gave a powerful defence of the deception of the ladies by undercover officers. The Metropolitan police commissioner has apologised for the abuse of the ladies, however Morris known as this apology “outrageous” and “unacceptable”. He had a year-long relationship with a younger mom and a one-night stand with one other lady. He didn’t settle for that his conduct was mistaken.
17 John Dines/‘John Barker’
Anarchists, Animal Liberation Entrance, 1987-1991
John Dines deceived the environmental campaigner and McLibel defendant Helen Metal right into a two-year relationship. She fell in love with him. In response to the inquiry, he seems to say he solely had the connection together with her to take care of his faux identification and acquire details about activists. David Barr, the general public inquiry’s chief barrister, has known as his conduct “cold, calculating, emotional and sexual exploitation”.
18 ‘John Lipscomb’
Animal rights campaigns, anarchists, anti-poll tax teams, 1987-1990
‘John Lipscomb’ has admitted he “engaged in ‘some sexual activity’ with four women on different occasions during his deployment”.
19 Mike Chitty/‘Mike Blake’
Animal rights teams, 1983-87
Mike Chitty had a relationship with an activist, Lizzie, lasting 18 months earlier than telling her he was transferring to the US. Remarkably, after his deployment had ended, Chitty returned to socialize with the activists he had infiltrated utilizing his earlier faux identification. Lizzie informed the inquiry that he had additionally tried to persuade her to renew their relationship round 1989-90, however she misplaced belief in him as he regularly disappeared.
20 ‘Mike Hartley’
Revolutionary Communist group, Socialist Staff occasion, 1982-85
“Mike Hartley” has stated he had a “brief” sexual relationship with an activist within the Revolutionary Communist group. He has since died.
21 ‘Phil Cooper’
Socialist Staff occasion, Proper to Work marketing campaign, anti-nuclear campaigners, 1979-1984
“Phil Cooper” initially appeared to confess to the inquiry he had had sexual relationships with no less than three feminine activists however then denied it. The general public inquiry has concluded that he did have “casual relationships with female activists in his cover identity during his deployment”.
22 Vince Harvey/‘Vince Miller’
Socialist Staff occasion, 1976-79
Vince Harvey initially claimed to the general public inquiry he had had one-night stands with 4 girls whereas undercover. Nonetheless, one of many girls, Madeleine, challenged his account and testified that she had had a relationship with him that had lasted two months. The inquiry concluded that Madeleine’s proof was true.
23 HN21 – his identification has been stored secret by the general public inquiry
Socialist Staff occasion, late Nineteen Seventies-early Nineteen Eighties
The inquiry heard that he had had “occasional sexual encounters” with two girls whereas utilizing his faux identification. He gave inconsistent proof to the inquiry.
24 Richard Clark/‘Rick Gibson’
Huge Flame – a leftwing group, Troops Out motion – a marketing campaign for the withdrawal of the British state from Eire, 1975-76
The general public inquiry has concluded that Richard Clark had sexual relationships with “at least two and probably four female activists”. One of many girls, Mary, stated: “The use of sex as a strategy is appalling and the fact that it carried on throughout the decades is wrong on many levels.”
An unnamed colleague stated Clark, who’s now useless, was a “womaniser and a carnivore”. Clark’s deployment was ended early after he was rumbled by Huge Flame activists.
25 HN302 – his identification has been stored secret by the general public inquiry
Unidentified leftwing teams, Nineteen Seventies
In a closed listening to of the inquiry, the spy stated he had a quick sexual encounter with an activist. He stated he couldn’t recall her identify, so she was not traced by the inquiry.
