Jail for the cops who trashed child abuse investigations

Two lazy detectives who dropped child abuse investigations so they could enjoy romantic Chinese meals together have been jailed for a total of three-and-a-half years. Det Con Sharon Patterson, 49, and her boyfriend DC Lee Pollard, 47, sabotaged cases involving children they were supposed to protect. Showing ‘contempt’ for sex abuse victims, they forged documents to convince bosses to take no further action against suspects. Pollard destroyed evidence about a man with ‘disturbing sexual traits’ accused of assaulting an eight-year-old…