Ex-police officer admits relationship with crime victims

Former PC Gavin Donaldson has now resigned from Police Scotland

A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable young woman he met through his job because she was a victim of crime, has admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice and could now face a jail sentence.

Gavin Donaldson, who was based at Dalkeith Police Station in Midlothian, urged her to destroy evidence after being placed under investigation.

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