# Met officer sacked after BBC racism probe

> A BBC undercover film keeps shaking the Met, with another officer dismissed and more cases still under investigation.
- Title: Met officer sacked after BBC racism probe · the Guardian
- Summary: A BBC undercover film keeps shaking the Met, with another officer dismissed and more cases still under investigation. The Charing Cross scandal is still…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/15/thirteenth-met-police-officer-sacked-after-undercover-bbc-investigation
- Published: 2026-09-15T22:59:53+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: met police, misconduct, bbc, london, policing, news, world
## Another officer dismissed
PC Mason O’Connor became the 13th serving Met officer dismissed after the BBC’s undercover investigation into conduct at Charing Cross police station.
## A seven-month sting
Panorama aired the investigation in October 2025 after seven months of undercover filming inside the station.

> seven months of undercover filming
## Abuse caught on film
The programme included officers calling for immigrants to be shot and boasting about violence against suspects.
## Off-duty comment exposed
A panel heard O’Connor told a female colleague in a pub that he hoped she would be raped on her way to Waterloo.

> hope[d] you get raped on your way to Waterloo
## More sackings followed
O’Connor’s dismissal came weeks after PC Lloyd Hunter was sacked over comments about force and saying he hated homeless people.

> hated
## Probe still growing
The IOPC says 15 other officers or police staff remain under investigation. O’Connor and Hunter will be barred from rejoining the police.

> one of our largest ever investigations
## Key takeaway

The Charing Cross scandal is still widening, with dismissals, barred officers, and 15 more staff under IOPC investigation.