Doncaster Pc jailed for having sex with window ledge woman

A POLICE officer who won a national award for bravery has been jailed after abusing his position to have sex with a vulnerable woman.
Lee Wilcox at Leeds Crown Court for sentencing. Picture: Ross Parry AgencyLee Wilcox at Leeds Crown Court for sentencing. Picture: Ross Parry Agency
Lee Wilcox at Leeds Crown Court for sentencing. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

Lee Wilcox, 45, was off-duty when he went to the woman’s house in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, after earlier being called out to a domestic incident at her home.

Wilcox, who has since resigned from his position with South Yorkshire Police, described the incident as a “moment of madness”.

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He pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and was jailed for nine months at Leeds Crown Court today.

Wilcox had been a police officer for 23 years and had received a number of commendations during his career, including a Police Bravery Award in 2007 for rescuing a man from a burning building.

The court heard that in May last year, he was called to an incident in which a 34-year-old woman was threatening to jump from a window ledge.

Kitty Taylor, prosecuting, said Wilcox coaxed the woman from the ledge and went to the hospital with her.

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He later said he had developed a rapport with the woman and police were told he joked with her that she should try a dating website called uniformdating.com.

In June, he was called to a domestic incident at the same woman’s house during the early hours of the morning.

When he finished work at 7am that day, he called the woman to find out if she had resolved the dispute and then went round to her house, still wearing his police uniform.

Wilcox, who was based in Doncaster, stayed at the house for around 30 minutes and the pair had consensual sexual intercourse.

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The woman, who had a history of mental health problems, later told the police what had happened and Wilcox was arrested and charged.

Nick Worsley, in mitigation, said the former police officer was having marriage problems at the time of the incident and was at a low ebb.

He said he “deeply, deeply regrets what happened”.