Heathrow worker warned over body scanner misuse. A computer screen showing the results of a full body scan (generic)The scanners show clear outlines of passengers' anatomies
A Heathrow Airport security guard was given a police warning after he was allegedly caught staring at images of a female colleague in a body scanner.
The 25-year-old worker was quizzed by police over alleged remarks he made to his co-worker after she entered an X-ray machine by mistake.
The incident took place at Terminal 5 on 10 March.It is believed to be the first time an airport worker has been disciplined for abusing body scanners.
The scanners show clear outlines of passengers' anatomies.
They were introduced at Heathrow and Manchester airports to check for concealed weapons and explosives following the failed Christmas Day bomb plot by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a jet over Detroit in the United States.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police received an allegation regarding an incident that happened at Heathrow Terminal 5 on March 10.
"A first instance harassment warning has been issued to a 25-year-old male."
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