Married cop had sex with female colleague in police car just a year after tying the knot

A newly married policeman had sex with a female colleague in a patrol car just a year after he with his wife.

PC Tony Eronini wed mother-of-two Emma Hanley in September 2021 - but by December the following year, it emerged he was having an with WPC Chloe Caulfield, with the pair having sex at their station, in a patrol car and outside their local gym. During their fling, the cop, in his 30s, acquired a pair of knickers from WPC Caulfield after she took them off at the station and gave them to him.

As the affair continued, the female police officer would beg her lover to leave his new wife for her, whilst he refused to rule it out. The affair at unnamed police stations across Greater was exposed after Caulfield's long term partner found incriminating "highly suggestive" texts between the lovers and reported her to bosses who began a disciplinary investigation.

Intimate details were not disclosed but they referred to "the van", as well as "the steps near the gym" and "police kit" such as high visibility jackets which investigators believed related to arranging their meetings. At a disciplinary hearing Eronini and Caulfield, who is thought to be in her 20s, were found guilty gross misconduct and discreditable conduct.

A panel of senior officers at Greater Manchester Police said the pair had "failed to carry out their duties and obligations to the best of their ability" due to them "engaging in sexualised messaging and interactions whilst on duty." They also said the lovers were "not diligent in the performance of their duties" and that the public "do not expect police officers to engaged in sexualised messaging or sexual acts whilst on duty."

Eronini, from Ashton-under-Lyne, joined the force in October 2019 but resigned in January this year. On his LinkedIn page, he is said to be "on the lookout for a new position." Caulfield, who joined the Greater Manchester Police in August 2021, quit in June last year after just 22 months in the job. Neither officer took part in the disciplinary proceedings.

A report read: "It was an emotional and sexual relationship and was sufficiently serious for Caulfield to ask Eronini if he would leave his wife and for Eronini not to rule that possibility out. The officers engaged in sexual misconduct whilst on duty by instigating, or continuing, conversations about sex, engaging in sexualised messaging and engaging in sexualised physical contact.

"This included kissing, Caulfield removing her knickers whilst on duty, Caulfield giving Eronini a pair of her knickers, and foreplay sufficient to make Eronini believe that Caulfield was likely to orgasm. This conduct continued over a significant period. She was in a long-term relationship and lived with her then partner. Their property had a Ring doorbell and this meant that her ex-partner was aware of when she was and was not in the property."

The report added: "Eronini was married and lived with his wife and they have several children. Their domestic situation was such as to make infidelity at Eronini's home address almost impossible. The Officers exchanged the following sexualised messaging whilst on duty. They engaged in sexualised physical contact.

"The panel had also been provided with the details of the complaint made by the former partner of former PC Caulfield. The details provided in the complaints outlined that the nature and content of the text messages found upon former PC Caulfield's phone were highly suggestive that the text messages and conduct of the former Officers had taken place in police motor vehicles and at police Stations and whilst on duty. The text messages themselves referred to 'the van', 'the steps near the gym' and 'police kit' such as high visibility jackets."

Eronini and Caulfield denied any sexual activity occurred but accepted that the explicit text messages had been exchanged whilst they had been on duty. He also accepted "discrediting" his wife and his job. Caulfield insisted the allegations made had not occurred but "apologised sincerely."

The report said the pair would have been sacked had their not resigned. It added: "Both former officers had denied that any sexual physical contact had taken place. Nevertheless, the panel found that it was entitled to take into account the nature and content of the text messages. The panel found that some of the messages suggested that sexual activity had been arranged, had occurred and had been discussed or referenced, following its occurrence.

"It had been accepted by Eronini that he had kissed Caulfield and that she had given him a pair of her knickers. This admission was significant, because it was consistent with an exchange within the text messages whereby Caulfield had asked Eronini if he still had her underwear. He had responded to this question by providing detail suggesting he had.

"The panel found therefore it was more likely than not that Caulfield and Eronini engaged in sexual activity whilst on duty. This behaviour breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to duties and responsibilities and discreditable conduct.

"The conduct of both officers was intentional and deliberate and was sexually motivated. They would have been well aware that their conduct whilst on duty was unacceptable and their behaviour was inappropriate.

"Both could reasonably have foreseen the risk of harm, in particular to the reputation of the Police Service. The misconduct pursued was for sexual gratification and both officers abused their positions. They continued to text each other inappropriately after they should have realised that it was improper."