James Deller, the head of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Constabulary, has been dismissed after an artificial intelligence monitoring system identified intimate images that had been deleted from his work phone.
The images had previously been copied on to the work-issued device, according to the supplied report. The AI system detected the deleted material during monitoring of the phone.
Deller held the position of special chief officer, placing him at the head of the Met’s Special Constabulary. The supplied information does not provide further details about the images, when they were placed on the device, or the circumstances of his dismissal.
No additional statement or response is included in the available material. The latest reported position is that Deller has been fired from his role following the discovery by the monitoring system.