A MET officer asked a 15-year-old girl if she had a boyfriend when he met her in a park after school, a court heard.
PC Adnan Arib, 45, also allegedly told a second girl, 16, she was "very pretty" before inviting her out.
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PC Adnan Arib told a girl she was "very pretty" Credit: Central News
The uniformed officer was called to the first girl's flat by her mum, who accused her of stealing a tenner from her in July 2019.
He asked to speak with the girl in her bedroom, when he asked her to write her name, phone number and email on a piece of paper, it was claimed.
The girl said in a recorded police interview: "He asked me to meet after school. He asked if I wanted to meet in the park and I said 'yeah'.
"He said not to tell anyone, not to tell my mum he's going to meet me."
The court heard Arib accessed information about the girl on the police computer before sending her a text message which read: "It was nice to meet you this morning. Are we still meeting this afternoon?"
"I thought it was dodgy the way he was texting me," she said.
Arib had changed out of his police uniform into jeans and a pink top when she arrived at the park wearing her school uniform, the jury heard.
"I think he put his arm around me," she said.
"He started asking me if I had a boyfriend and if he makes me happy."
Adnan told her there was stuff he wanted to show her and mentioned drinks, she added.
The second girl was picked up by police after she was reported missing in April 2019.
But Adnan allegedly began asking personal questions while in Bethnal Green police station, East London.
He also asked for her phone number and if she was in a relationship, told her he wanted to take her out and said she was very pretty.
Officers later found 47 texts were exchanged between them.
Prosecutor Jacqueline Carey told Southwark crown court: "His interactions with them, his conduct towards these two young women was wholly inappropriate and the prosecution say amounts to police misconduct.
"This officer was tasked to investigate the suspected theft of a small amount of money.
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The cop allegedly asked personal questions about a second girl in the police station Credit: BPM
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"Not only did he fail to investigate it but he used it to engineer a meeting with a 15-year-old girl.
"His conduct does betray the public trust and there can be no reasonable excuse or justification for that behaviour."
Arib, of Barking, East London, admits meeting the girls but denies two charges of misconduct in a public office.
He claimed he wanted to help them.