31/10/2025
FROM ROOKIE COP TO RACIST S*X OFFENDER AFTER DRINKING SESSION AT POLICE HQ BAR
A rookie cop, who s*xually assaulted another probationer and went on a racist rant in the bar in Police Scotland’s headquarters, has been sentenced to unpaid work.
Connor Smith’s racist diatribe was triggered by seeing someone going to a mosque wearing prayer robes.
The wannabe policeman, who has since quit the force, then talked about “sucking d***” at prayers and shooting P**istanis, disgusting his fellow probationers.
The incident took place in a smoking area at the Copper Lounge bar on the police HQ and training centre complex at Tulliallan Castle.
Smith then went back into the bar and s*xually assaulted a female probationer, leading to his arrest. As a result, he has been put on the s*x offenders register.
When Smith, 31, appeared back in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today for sentencing, his address was again given as the Police Scotland professional standards office in Aberdeen.
He previously admitted that on 5th August at the Police Scotland College, Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine, he s*xually assaulted a female by placing his arms around her and kissing her lips.
He also made abusive remarks towards a man, repeatedly made inappropriate, s*xual and abusive remarks towards a male and two female colleagues, while acting out s*xual activities and acts of violence.
Depute fiscal Amy Robertson previously told the court that a group of three probationers had gone to the Copper Lounge bar.
At around 10pm, the man and two women went outside to the pub’s smoking area and they were joined there by Smith shortly afterwards.
As they stood talking, a man walked past wearing long white prayer robes on his way to a local mosque.
On seeing him, Smith began saying that his ex-partner was a Muslim.
All three colleagues knew Smith was openly gay man and he then made the comment, “If I was a Muslim, they would have to shoot me, drown me and behead me.”
He said he could never go to a church because all he would be thinking of was “sucking d***”.
Smith then began to imitate praying while pretending to perform oral s*x.
“The others felt awkward and said the comments were inappropriate,” added the depute.
However, Smith would not desist and shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is the Greatest) while thrusting his hips and holding up his hands, imitating having s*x.
He said, “If I keep shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ then the fi****ms officers are going to come here.”
Next, he pretended he was shooting a gun, shouting, “P**i one down, P**i two down”.
The other members of the group were “disgusted” by his behaviour and went back inside the bar.
Smith followed them in, shouting, “I’m not a racist”. One of the female probationers was so upset she was crying and they decided to report the matter to a sergeant at the training centre.
When Smith went back into the pub, he sat down next to another female probationer he knew from training and had been a friend up to then.
When he sat next to her, without warning he put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her towards him and kissed her on the lips.
The trainee later described her reaction, saying she had felt “frozen, embarrassed and angry”.
She got up to leave and another person at her table asked if she was okay.
She replied, “No, not really, he’s just s*xually assaulted me.” She reported the incident and Smith was arrested.
Defence solicitor Lewis Muir said, “He’s absolutely devastated
that poor judgement has cost him a promising career.
“He resigned after this and is now in full-time employment working in a call centre.
“He rarely drinks alcohol and has a low tolerance. He’d drank far too much and remembers little about it.
“He knows his conduct was completely unacceptable and is genuinely remorseful and embarrassed. It was extremely out of character.”
Sheriff Susan Duff told Smith, “You behaved in this way when you were clearly very drunk and that is no excuse. Your conduct was appalling and had a considerable impact on those present.
“Police Scotland took swift action. You resigned but had no option.”
She imposed a community payback order with 180 hours of unpaid work and Smith has been put on the s*x offenders register.
After Smith’s conviction last month, Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison, head of Professional Standards Department, said: “Connor Smith’s actions go against everything Police Scotland stands for.
“It is right policing is held to high standards at all times, and we will always support officers and staff acting with our values and standards at heart.
“The onus is on policing to build and maintain public confidence and consent which is critical in our ability to keep our communities and citizens safe.
“I commend his victim and witnesses for their fortitude in reporting these crimes and upholding the standards we expect from our officers and staff.”
