A disgraced Greater Manchester Police officer who passed confidential intelligence to criminals she was romantically involved with has been jailed for three years and nine months.

Choni Kenny, 27, who worked in GMP’s City of Manchester district, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday alongside her former partners Rahim Mottley and Josh Whelan. The sentencing follows a directed investigation by GMP’s Anti-Corruption Unit after the case was referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.

The court heard how Kenny maintained an illegal relationship with Whelan while he was serving a prison sentence, providing him with mobile phones and visiting him at Forest Bank prison while wearing her police uniform. After their relationship ended, Kenny began a new relationship with Mottley, who had fled to Spain while under investigation by GMP.

Mottley, 31, was extradited from Spain in October 2024 following his arrest by the National Crime Agency three months earlier. During their relationship, Kenny accessed GMP’s computer systems without lawful purpose and passed sensitive police intelligence to Mottley.

Kenny, who was dismissed from the force on 1 April following an accelerated misconduct hearing, pleaded guilty to four counts of misconduct in public office and one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct with Mottley. Mottley received a sentence of two years and two months, while Whelan, 28, who pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing illegal mobile phones in prison, was sentenced to two years and eight months.

Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Allen, head of GMP’s Professional Standards Directorate, said Kenny’s actions represented “serious corruption” and praised the Anti-Corruption Unit’s work in uncovering the offences through CCTV analysis and examination of Kenny’s phone and computer usage.

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