Samantha Simpson, was dismissed without notice, after a misconduct hearing found she had breached the standards of professional behaviour

A former Warrington Wolves player was kicked off the team after sending racist WhatsApp texts.

Samantha Simpson was determined to have violated the Standards at the level of Gross Misconduct and would have been fired without notice if she had still been on the force. It follows a misconduct hearing on Tuesday, June 6, at Merseyside police headquarters, which determined she had violated police conduct laws on various occasions between July 2019 and January 2022.

Simpson also played plays outside backs for the Warrington Wolves, however, the club has now confirmed she has been stood down from selection.

In a statement, shared on the club’s website, a spokesperson for Warrington Wolves said: “Warrington Wolves is aware of reports regarding our women’s player Samantha Simpson.

“The club recognises the seriousness of this report and will be making further inquiries with the player. Samantha has been stood down from selection with immediate effect. The club will be making no further comment at this stage.”

Simpson worked as a constable at Merseyside police since 2017 but now she has been placed on the College of Policing Barred List.

Most of the breaches were in the form of WhatsApp message, where Simpson repeatedly used the racial slur “P***.” While on duty, on July 8, 2019, Simpson sent a message to her then boyfriend, Ben Jones, where she discussed mobile phone holders on sale at petrol stations.

She said: “Won’t be leaving, just got some paperwork to do, I am gonna actually go into a phone shop in town tho, I don’t go to them garages cause they’ve got weird pervy P**** in them, like never have gone in there xxxx.”

On December 22, 2021, Simpson was messaging her ex about buying clothes and boots. She commented that she had been given the wrong pair of boots, messaging: “Omfg they have given me the wrong boots Ben, no, the f**** P*** c****, hasn’t checked the box has he.”

When discussing whether or not she should have added a member of her wrestling team, on June 2, 2020, Ben said: “Did we make a promise” to which Simpson replied “Yeah sorry but he doesn’t really count he’s an Indian. Like a p*** basically.”

She then sent him a screen shot and pointed out the person who had been added, Ben Jones, reiterates your agreement with him and states “Looks like a P*** as well not” to which she responded: “Yep well he’s Indian, I call them all P****, not white or English is he.”

On November 5, 2020, she asked Ben: “Reckon the p*** shop on Old Roan will sell sparklers.” Speaking after the hearing, Chief Superintendent Jennifer Wilson, Head of the force’s Professional Standards Department, said: “We demand the highest possible standards from officers and staff, whether they are on duty or off duty.

Constable Simpson did not meet those standards on this occasion, and it is appropriate that she had to explain for her actions in front of an impartial chair. This officer’s racist language was heinous, and the conclusion demonstrates once again that we will take a zero-tolerance approach to racism throughout our force.

“Our approach to confronting racism head on sends a clear message to our colleagues and communities about the high standards we expect, which are critical in building trust and confidence in our communities.” The public has high expectations of our officers, and Merseyside Police is dedicated to meeting those expectations.

“As a result, when information about those alleged to have fallen below those standards in any way is received, our dedicated Professional Standards Department will always conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the public across Merseyside can continue to have confidence in the Police Service.”

“The vast majority of our police officers and staff always act with respect, professionalism, and integrity.” We want to keep it that way, and we will continue to scrutinize anyone whose behavior falls short of those high standards.”