Officer Shared Racist Texts With Sex Offender

A former police officer, Jordan Foulkes, is permanently barred from working in law enforcement after a misconduct panel found he engaged in gross misconduct. Serving with Thames Valley Police in Bicester, Oxfordshire, Foulkes sent highly offensive racist and misogynistic messages between October 2023 and January 2024. These messages were shared in a group chat that included a man convicted of making indecent images of children and who is on the sex offenders register.

Foulkes further misled his force by claiming he only became aware of the man's conviction in October 2024. However, evidence from the man's phone revealed references to his sex offender status in the group chat dating back to October 2023. The panel concluded this was a deliberate act of dishonesty, breaching standards of honesty, integrity, equality, diversity, and discreditable conduct. Foulkes resigned in February 2026, and would have been dismissed had he not already left the force.