The officer was arrested, questioned and suspended towards the end of the summer, which was publicised to the media by the police in September.
In response to inquiries from the Guernsey Press on the progress of the inquiry, Guernsey Police and the Law Officers of the Crown took the unusual step of issuing a joint statement on the case.
‘On 26 August 2025, a serving police officer was arrested on suspicion of a historic sexual offence,’ they said.
‘As we said at the time, they were immediately suspended from duty. A thorough criminal investigation has been undertaken.
‘The evidence in the case was referred to the Law Officers of the Crown to decide whether the matter would be subject to a criminal prosecution.’
The Law Officers would not normally comment on individual cases but said in the statement that it was important that there was no scope for inaccuracy in understanding the process that was undertaken in reaching the decision not to prosecute.
‘The Law Officers reviewed the evidence, and also passed it to external lawyers to review,’ they said.
‘As in all cases being considered for criminal prosecution, the “Decision to Prosecute Code of Guidance” – which is a public document available on the Law Officers website – was then applied and this led to the decision to take the matter no further.
‘It should be noted that the alleged incidents were said to have taken place when the police officer was around 12 years of age, and 12 is the current age of criminal responsibility.
‘This was a relevant factor in the decision.
‘This also meant the alleged crimes were many years before he was a police officer, and the fact he is a serving police officer was not relevant to the decision made in this case.
‘The police misconduct process has also now concluded and the police officer’s suspension has been lifted in line with the decision not to prosecute.’
Police said they continued to encourage anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence, recent or historic, to come forward.
‘We will thoroughly investigate all cases and rigorously pursue offenders of this nature, and it remains a priority for us as an organisation,’ they said.
The identity of the officer has not been revealed, as is standard practice when no criminal proceedings are brought.
In recent high-profile arrests when politicians’ names have been shared with the public this has either been down to the subject identifying themselves, or in the case of Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, by a States committee which considered it was in the public interest.
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