A married Isle of Wight police officer has been dismissed after asking for women's details while on duty and then using their numbers to ask them out.

PC Jason Taylor has been criticised by a senior officer for his 'deplorable behaviour' which 'betrayed the trust' of two women he contacted.

A disciplinary hearing was told he ended up having sex with one of the women, who trusted him because he was a police officer.

PC Taylor was cleared of an allegation that he had sex with a grieving woman at her dead boyfriend's house after complaining he wasn't 'getting any'.

But he was found guilty of gross misconduct in relation to his pursuit of the other two women.

The officer, based on the Isle of Wight, was dismissed without notice following a three-day misconduct hearing.

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The force's Deputy Chief Constable, Sam de Reya, said: "[The women] trusted PC Taylor because he was a serving police officer, as they rightly should have done, and he betrayed their trust by inappropriately pursuing them for his own purpose.

"These women have shown incredible strength to report what happened to them and I would like to thank them for their courage which has helped to ensure this officer cannot abuse his position any longer.

"It is unacceptable that PC Taylor abused his position for a sexual purpose as a police officer by pursuing women he came in contact with as part of his duties.

"The decision to dismiss this officer is supported by Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary as we expect every officer and staff member to operate with respect and integrity. There is no place for this deplorable behaviour within our police force."

She added: "When we proudly put on our uniform, we must represent the very best of society and the public must be able to trust that we will operate to the highest of standards at all times.

"Often, when people come into contact with us, they are potentially victims and witnesses of crime, could be struggling with traumatic experiences, and may be at a low point or challenging time of their lives.

"The public need to have complete faith that their police service will protect and support them and put their needs first.

"This is shamefully what PC Taylor failed to do.

"He damaged that trust, and this undermines the work of us all in policing."

The hearing in Eastleigh heard the alleged incidents took place in 2008 and 2009.

In spring 2008, he met the first woman - identified only as Ms Y - at a car crash which she had stopped at because one of her friends was involved in the collision.

Later that day he visited the gym where Ms Y worked to ask for her details in case there were 'further queries'.

Barrister Matthew Holdcroft, representing Hampshire police, said there were 'no policing reasons' for PC Taylor to ask for Ms Y's number because she had not witnessed the accident.

At the hearing PC Taylor's lawyer Michelle Heeley said Ms Y had seen someone from the crash who was moving her neck perfectly fine despite claiming to have whiplash, and that is why PC Taylor asked for her information.

PC Taylor then asked Ms Y out for coffee over text and she agreed, leading to a brief relationship.

The hearing heard that Ms Y found out from another police officer, who she knew from the gym, that PC Taylor was married with children and she then ended the relationship.

Mr Holdcroft told the hearing that Ms Y was 'open and honest' with PC Taylor about a previous abusive relationship.

The next year, in 2009, PC Taylor stopped a second woman because she was on her phone while driving and took her details.

PC Taylor then sent her a 'friendly message' asking if she had got to her friend's house safely and they exchanged a few more texts which she felt 'flattered' by.

However, she looked up PC Taylor and Facebook and discovered he was married and stopped responding to his messages.

PC Taylor accepted that he had had a relationship with Ms Y but claimed he had asked her out off-duty at the gym.

Regarding the second woman, he said he sent her one message reminding her to put her seatbelt on but that was all.