Detective sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for sexual offences
Detective Sergeant Richard Mills, 42, from Rochdale, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and placed on the sex offender registry for ten years after being found guilty of two counts of sexual assault against female colleagues in 2016 and 2020. The incidents occurred while Mills was based in GMP’s Oldham district and the Crime Coordination Unit. The victims' bravery in coming forward led to a strong prosecution case. Mills denied wrongdoing but was convicted after a two-week trial. Gross misconduct proceedings will now follow, and GMP is seeking to revoke his police pension.
Detective Sergeant Richard Mills, 42, of Rochdale, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday at Liverpool Crown Court for sexually assaulting two female colleagues, crimes that spanned four years while he served in Greater Manchester Police.
The court heard Mills forcibly touched the women in 2016 while stationed at GMP’s Oldham district and again in 2020 at the force’s Crime Coordination Unit in Nexus House. A jury convicted him of two counts of sexual assault in December, and he will now spend a decade on the sex offender registry.
“DS Mills gravely abused his position of trust and authority within the force when he assaulted his female colleagues for his own perverse gratification,” said Detective Superintendent David Jones of GMP’s Professional Standards Directorate. “Cowardly, Mills denied any wrongdoing.”
The victims’ testimony proved crucial to the prosecution after they endured a two-week trial. “Their tenacity and strength shown throughout our investigation and legal proceedings is commendable and should be recognised as the driving force behind reaching today’s outcome,” Jones added. Gross misconduct proceedings will now commence, and GMP will petition to strip Mills of his police pension.
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