Cop under criminal probe after Sex Education star ‘pepper-sprayed & kicked by officers in wrongful arrest’

A POLICE serviceman is nether transgression probe aft a Sex Education prima was allegedly pepper-sprayed and kicked by officers.

Reece Richards claimed helium was wrongfully arrested successful beforehand of his screaming mum aft being mistaken for a suspect.

The actor, who plays Eugene successful the deed Netflix show, besides said helium was sprayed with an incapacitating liquid, thrown to the crushed and kicked.

He said the incidental made it "painfully wide that radical profiling remains a important issue".

The Independent Office For Police Conduct (IOPC) contiguous confirmed a constabulary serviceman is nether transgression investigation for imaginable assault.

The aforesaid bull is besides being probed for gross misconduct, portion a 2nd serviceman is being investigated for imaginable misconduct.

Richards posted connected his Instagram astir the apprehension successful September arsenic helium near a show of Hairspray The Musical successful London.

The histrion said helium had witnessed a car clang and 2 males fleeing the country earlier constabulary mistook him for being involved.

He claimed helium directed officers to the suspects but the bull alternatively said helium was nether arrest.

In a video helium shared on Instagram, the exemplary appears to beryllium told to "stay wherever you are" by an serviceman threatening him with capsicum spray.

Richards, who besides played Kenneth successful You, says helium was past "kicked" and "handcuffed" with footage showing four cops on apical of him.

In the recording, the performer tin beryllium heard successful distress and shouting successful symptom connected the pavement arsenic much officers attended.

Richards wrote: "In a flash, I was face-down connected the pavement with aggregate officers holding maine down, forcing my caput into the ground.

"I was already injured from the show, but having 4 officers connected apical of maine worsened my injuries to my back, ribs, and stomach.

"I couldn't spot anything, but I could perceive my mum nearby, screaming and crying, begging them to fto maine go.

"That feeling of helplessness volition ne'er permission me.

"The full acquisition was embarrassing, profoundly upsetting, and exhausting."

The Met Police said astatine the clip officers had been pursuing 3 men, who ran from a car that crashed aft failing to stop.

They confirmed Richards was "de-arrested arsenic it was established by officers astatine the country that helium was not involved".

As Eugene successful Netflix's immense deed Sex Education, Reece played the emotion involvement of Vivienne "Viv" Odusanya, played by Chinenye Ezeudu.

He has played West End roles arsenic Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye successful Motown: The Musical.

He is besides a nonrecreational dancer, amateur jock and exemplary and has appeared successful commercials for JD Sports, Ted Baker and Not On The High Street.

An IOPC spokesperson said: "Our probe into the incidental connected Fulham Palace Road, West London connected September 4 is ongoing.

"The probe is looking into the usage of unit by Met Police officers during the apprehension of a man, who was aboriginal de-arrested.

"In November, we advised an serviceman that they were nether transgression probe for the imaginable offence of communal assault.

"The aforesaid serviceman is besides being investigated for imaginable gross misconduct and a 2nd serviceman is being investigated for imaginable misconduct.

"This does not mean that disciplinary oregon transgression proceedings volition needfully follow.

"At the extremity of our investigation, we volition determine whether immoderate officers should look disciplinary proceedings and whether immoderate referral should beryllium made to the Crown Prosecution Service."