Ex-Wiltshire officer who admitted child image offences found guilty of gross misconduct
Callum Denley, 20, had already resigned before being sentenced for possessing indecent and prohibited images
A former Wiltshire Police officer previously convicted for child image offences would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had he not resigned earlier this year, a hearing has concluded.
The misconduct panel met on Sunday 14 July at Wiltshire Police Headquarters, chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Deb Smith. It considered a single allegation of gross misconduct against ex-police constable Callum Denley, 20, following his conviction in May.
Denley received a suspended prison sentence on 2 May 2025 after pleading guilty to five offences: making indecent images of children, possessing an extreme pornographic image, and possessing a prohibited image of a child. He resigned from the force on 18 March – the same day he was formally charged.
The hearing found that Denley’s actions breached police Standards of Professional Behaviour relating to Honesty and Integrity, and Discreditable Conduct. The panel concluded that he would have been dismissed without notice had he remained a serving officer. He will now be placed on the College of Policing’s barred list, preventing him from working in law enforcement in the future.
Deputy Chief Constable Mark Cooper said:
“Callum Denley’s criminal offences were abhorrent and could not be further removed from what a police officer should be.
“As a member of our police service, Denley was in a position of trust, with a responsibility to protect the public from harm.
“He has completely undermined that trust and his actions have the potential to damage the trust and confidence that the public should be able to have in their police service.
“Police officers must ensure that their behaviour is always of an impeccable character and this case is clearly far from that.”