A YORK policewoman's career was today on the line after a jury found her guilty of misconduct.

PC Clare Woodall - who has been an officer for nine years - is facing a disciplinary hearing which will decide her future with North Yorkshire police.

Woodall, 28, of Bishopthorpe, wept as the jury at York Crown Court convicted her of misconduct in public office, having cleared her of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

Sentence was adjourned for a month by Judge Kent Jones.

After the verdict, assistant chief constable Peter Bagshaw said: "When evidence came to light that an officer may have abused her position, a rigorous investigation was launched which led to her appearance at York Crown Court.

"The jury tested the evidence from that inquiry and have found her guilty of misconduct in public office. While it gives me no pleasure that an officer of North Yorkshire Police has fallen short of the standards rightly expected by the force and the public, this inquiry has shown the force's commitment to upholding those standards.

"The officer will remain suspended and will in due course appear before a disciplinary hearing which will decide her future with North Yorkshire Police."

The case revolved around allegations that Woodall had given confidential police information to her 30-year-old boyfriend, doorman Paul Douglas.

The jury heard that a police incident log printout found in the possession of Douglas referred to violence involving Douglas outside the Gallery nightclub on December 27, 2000, and gave addresses and phone numbers of an attack victim and two potential witnesses.

Updated: 10:47 Tuesday, March 26, 2002