Reed is also accused on 29 May 2018 of having sex with a police community support officer at the station while on duty. Dicks faces formal charges of discreditable conduct and breaching his responsibilities and duties as a police constable. Cardiff central police station was the location where Reed and Dicks engaged in sexual activity while on duty, between November 2017 and August 2018, according to South Wales police. Follow the latest news for Cardiff in South Glamorgan, Wales, UK - Local news and information in your area. Reed also admitted having sex with an unnamed female community support officer, who has since become a police officer, at the same station, but denied it was while he was on duty. Boothroyd said Dicks did not deliberately set out to have sex at work and while on duty, and was experiencing “very difficult family circumstances” at the time following the death of her police officer father. Dicks is working in her force’s incident resolution team, where officers deal with matters over the phone which do not require a police callout. The panel head also referred to testimonials from Dicks’ colleagues that she was a “hard-working, diligent officer”, and that it was unlikely she would repeat her conduct. The notice by South Wales police reads that the female officer from professional standards was taking a statement from Dicks in Reed’s office when the incident happened. Cardiff police officer given final warning over sex acts at work. Adam Reed, a former police sergeant with South Wales police, is also facing disciplinary charges over allegedly secretly taking photos of a female colleague’s feet. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you. Follow the latest news for Cardiff in South Glamorgan, Wales, UK - Local news and information in your area . NewsNow aims to be the world's most accurate and comprehensive aggregator of Cardiff news, covering the latest news on what's going on in the Welsh city of Cardiff from the best online news publications. Dicks, who has been supported by domestic violence charity Welsh Women’s Aid, told the hearing that she willingly performed the acts to please Reed and to avoid upsetting him, believing they were in a relationship and after he had made threats to kill himself. It also heard that “predatory” Reed would have been dismissed without notice from South Wales police for “orchestrating” the encounters if he had not already quit after allegations were made against him. He is said to have engaged in sexual activity with PC Jemma Dicks, as well as with a community support officer, and is due to answer to three alleged breaches of conduct next week in relation to authority, respect and courtesy, duties and responsibilities, and discreditable conduct.