Sir Mark Rowley was speaking at the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee.
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Speaking at a meeting of the London Assembly's Police and Crime Committee, Sir Mark said the force had not"applied the same level of ruthlessness" to upholding its integrity as it applied to fighting crime.will"probably find many cases where we got it wrong" in their review of hundreds of officers historically accused of sexual offences and domestic abuse.
He offered"sincere apologies to victims for our failings, he should not have been a police officer - that's obvious".
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