article_snippet: he added: 'Your job was to protect members of the community, not to abuse members of the community.'
article_snippet: Detective Inspector Richard Rees, from West Mercia Police, said after the case: 'Outwardly, Saffery was a respected police officer and an upstanding member of the community. '
article_snippet: Saffery retired as one of West Mercia Police's longest serving officers in 2002, with two commendations having tackled an armed robbery and surviving being stabbed.