British Transport Police (BTP) Inspector Ryan Tierney was let go from the force without notice following a public misconduct hearing.
The inspector attended the hearing, which was held in York, England, between August 18 and 22.
During the meeting, the former officer addressed allegations that he breached the standards of professional behaviour, according to BTP.
The force revealed that three allegations were proven by the independent panel.
BTP Inspector dismissed after ‘sexual assaults’ in Glasgow (Image: Newsquest) According to BTP, these were:
- Tierney was off-duty on a night out with a group of people in Glasgow in December 2016 when he allegedly made sexualised comments towards a woman known to him.
- On the same night out, he allegedly sexually assaulted the woman in question.
- It was further alleged that whilst off-duty on another group night out in Glasgow in December 2013, he sexually assaulted another woman known to him.
The panel heard that the officer was drunk on both occasions and rejected his claims that both women had fabricated their respective accounts.
They found his actions amounted to gross misconduct, and he was dismissed from the force without notice.
Professionalism manager at British Transport Police Kamal Saund said: “Inspector Tierney’s dismissal is evidence that we will never consider allegations to be historic – we will always thoroughly investigate anyone suspected of wrongdoing and hold them to account.
“Throughout the proceedings, Tierney showed no remorse or regret, and instead attempted to deflect blame from himself by claiming both victims had lied about what happened, which is not only an insult to them but demonstrates a complete lack of accountability and integrity.
“A police officer sexually assaulting two women is so fundamentally damaging to public confidence that I wholeheartedly support the decision of the Independent Panel to dismiss Tierney with immediate effect.”