A disgraced ex-police detective who was dismissed for engaging in “improper sexual conduct” has been ordered to pay thousands for exposing details of the victim of an alleged sexual crime in a self-published book.

Ian Jarvis, aged 47, has been ordered to pay £2,550 in costs and compensation after he pleaded guilty to publishing personal details of a sex victim at Oxfordshire Magistrates’ Court on June 29.

The court heard how Jarvis, of Broad Street in Newport Pagnell, revealed personal details about the victim of an alleged offence of inciting prostitution for gain.

All victims of sexual offences are entitled to lifetime anonymity. This remains the case regardless of whether the alleged offender is prosecuted, and even if the allegation is withdrawn.

Jarvis revealed these details in a self-published book between August 17, 2020 and September 30, 2020. He had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge but changed his plea to guilty ahead of the trial.

In February 2019, Jarvis was dismissed as a serving police officer following a misconduct hearing for “engaging in improper sexual conduct with a vulnerable person.”

Jarvis had been serving as an inspector with Thames Valley Police when he was sacked.

Jarvis's entry on the College of Policing barred list states: “The officer engaged in improper sexual conduct off duty with a vulnerable person.

“He also failed to report to Thames Valley Police a serious conduct issue which he knew or ought to have known amounted to criminal conduct.”

Jarvis was ordered to pay £500 compensation and £2,050 costs. He was also issued with a restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim and preventing him from publishing any information which could result in their identification.

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