False rape report inquiry officer faces jail
A former police detective who falsified statements and a forensics report in a rape investigation has been warned he could be jailed.
Dominic Griffiths pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office at Liverpool Crown Court.
The 28-year-old was arrested following an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
He has since resigned from his role as a detective constable based in east Manchester.
Between August and November 2009 he falsified and signed two statements of another person and on 27 April 2010 falsified a forensics report during a rape investigation, the charges said.
Sentencing was adjourned until 27 April for medical reports to be produced.
Judge John Phipps granted him unconditional bail but warned him: "A custodial sentence will be considered by the court and I want you to be under no illusions about that."