They appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.
Five former Metropolitan Police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages, including about the Duchess of Sussex, on WhatsApp.
They entered their guilty pleas at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.
One of them, Robert Lewis, was a Home Office official before being dismissed for gross misconduct last November, the government department said.
Lewis, 62, of Camberley, Surrey, admitted eight counts of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in May 2015.
Peter Booth, 66, of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, pleaded guilty to four counts of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in April 2001.
Anthony Elsom, 67, of Bournemouth, Dorset, pleaded guilty to three counts of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in May 2012.
Alan Hall, 65, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, entered guilty pleas to three counts of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in June 2015.
And Trevor Lewton, 65, of Swansea, South Wales, pleaded guilty to one count of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in August 2009.
