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A police officer - who was later exposed as a violent serial rapist - passed vetting checks to join the force despite having two reports of criminal behaviour against women on his record, BBC Disclosure can reveal. Alan Greer was investigated by police in 2002 and 2005 for making inappropriate phone calls to women, with one case resulting in a formal police caution. He was accepted into Strathclyde Police in 2009, despite vetting staff being aware of his previous offending. The revelation comes a month after Police Scotland told the BBC there had been no "missed opportunities over the years" to identify Greer's offending sooner. In response to further questions from the BBC, Police Scotland moved to clarify its earlier comments. It said it had "provided answers to questions relating to Alan Greer's offending during the course of his police career" and did not believe it had been answering questions about his police vetting record. Read more by following the link in our bio. #BBCScotlandNews #BBCNews #Glasgow

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