Detective ran 'brothel' from home after meeting strangers online

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A detective who ran a sex business from his 'brothel' home has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Former Detective Constable Nicholas Taylor 'acted as a prostitute' when he and his lover offered themselves for sex before inviting men from the internet to their home.The police officer used a website to advertise their 'sexual services' before asking for money in exchange for the activities at his Shropshire home.

Taylor, who worked in the police force for almost 20 years, claimed that he was 'expressing his sexual identity' when bosses realised that he had been having sex for money, Birmingham Live reports.He later issued an apology and said: "I did not see myself as a police officer selling sex services which is probably where I have gone wrong.

I was wrong and I am sorry."But he will not face criminal proceedings despite allegedly 'running a brothel' as the force decided not to investigate him for breaking the law.The former officer was already on a final written warning for 'shredding' witness reports when his sex business, run from his home near Telford, came to light.Taylor, believed to be in his 40s, resigned from the force yesterday - ahead of a West Midlands Police misconduct hearing which determined his fate today.

He also failed to turn up for the hearing at the force's headquarters at Lloyd House, in Birmingham.The panel heard how the ex-police officer - who worked from Bloxwich - and his partner got men to pay for sex at their home.