An internal police inquiry is under way after an officer serving with the Cleveland force was found guilty of assault.
PC Kaljit Sander denied assaulting a woman, but was found guilty after a two day trial at Newcastle Magistrates Court.
Sander, 32, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman in Durham by beating her, contrary to section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The case was adjourned for sentence, and preparation of a pre-sentence report, with Sander, of Tudhoe Colliery, given conditional bail.
He is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates Court for sentence on Monday, October 6.
On the Police.UK website - the national website for crime and policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - he is listed under the name PC Mickey Sander as part of the local policing team for Linthorpe.
A Cleveland officer for several years, in 2010 his evidence helped convict a Middlesbrough man of racially aggravated common assault.
Today, Sander’s victim, a 26-year-old woman from County Durham, told The Gazette they had had had an “on-off” relationship.
The attack happened while her two daughters, then aged two and six, were in the house.
The woman, who says she received a cut lip and swelling, described the two day trial as “horrible”.
She said: “It was horrendous - I got questioned for two and a half hours. It was horrible.
“I’m pleased with the verdict but not with everything that’s happened because it has been a nightmare.”
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: “Durham Police arrested a 32-year-old old serving police officer with Cleveland Force on Wednesday, January 8.
“The officer appeared at Newcastle Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 28, charged with Section 39 Assault. He was found guilty and will appear at North Tyneside Magistrates Court on 6th October for sentencing.
“The officer is not currently at work and an internal disciplinary enquiry is in progress.”
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