Local Police Officer Sacked After Grooming Allegations Emerge
Elvis Moreira accused of inappropriate communications with 11-year-old girl
The officer's behaviour was described by local police chief as 'repugnant'. Picture: MPS Hounslow
March 25, 2025
A Police Constable serving with the Metropolitan Police in the West Area Command Unit which covers the boroughs of Hounslow and Ealing has been sacked after historic allegations made against him emerged.
PC Elvis Moreira was accused of grooming an 11-year-old girl between 2019 and 2020, a time when he was a serving police officer.
The matter was reported to Thames Valley Police in September 2023 and an immediate investigation launched, with PC Moreira suspended from duty.
The case did not meet the evidential threshold for criminal charges and Mr Moreira was not prosecuted but he was subject to a misconduct investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.
The hearing, which has a lower evidentiary threshold than a criminal trial, found the allegations proven at the level of gross misconduct and that PC Moreira had breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct. He was immediately dismissed.
Chief Superintendent Jill Horsfall, who leads policing for west London, said,“PC Moreira’s behaviour was repugnant and fell very far below the high standards we expect of our officers.
“The hearing carefully considered the evidence and dismissed PC Moreira without notice.”
PC Moreira will now be placed on the barred list held by the College of Policing. Those appearing on the list cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct or His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
No information is available on what duties he undertook when he was working for the police in the local area.
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