Details of the shocking images and videos he shared on WhatsApp have been revealed in the disciplinary panel's formal judgement on the case, which has been published on the force's website. Sgt Martin resigned in March ahead of a disciplinary hearing which took place on April 25 and which concluded he would have been dismissed from the force had he not already left. READ MORE: Mum, 32, quits fashion degree to embalm bodies - including her grandad and friends 'I am deeply ashamed of my actions,' he said. Martin also confessed to 'sexting' and being engaged in 'multiple concurrent chats' online. He also received - but did not forward - anti-Semitic and Islamophobic content as well as an image glorifying a white supremacist. The Rochdale -based officer - who has received counselling for a self-confessed addiction to online porn - shared a series of vile clips, some showing sexual violence and bestiality and two offensive pictures featuring disabled people.

Married Glyn Martin, who had been a respected officer with Greater Manchester Police for 14 years, left the force in shame weeks before a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of gross misconduct. A police sergeant has resigned in disgrace after an investigation found he had shared vile pornographic videos as well as discriminatory jokes on WhatsApp.