Sydney police officer pleads guilty to stalking woman

Joshua Alan James Wootton, 32, admits one count of intimidation and one of accessing restricted data

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A Sydney police officer has admitted to stalking a woman and searching for details about her partner using the restricted Cops database.

Joshua Alan James Wootton followed his victim over a period of 11 days in February 2022, using a GoGet hire car to conceal himself near her home, workplace and elsewhere.

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