A SENIOR policeman has been charged with allegedly having sex with a woman at a police station - and allowing her to handle his Glock pistol.
Kingscliff area supervisor Sergeant Mark Garner will face Lismore Local Court in March charged with police misconduct and weapons charges, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
It is alleged the 48-year-old was on duty at Kingscliff station, on the far north coast, on September 16, 2011 when he had "sexual intercourse with a female at a police station whilst on duty, involving the misuse of a prohibited pistol" - his police-issue Glock.
It will be alleged the woman, a prostitute and mental health patient, was being interviewed by police at the station between 2am and 4am that day. The case centres on alleged photo evidence of the incident, taken by the woman on her mobile phone.