One gendarme who posed in his uniform in his Tinder profile and wrote “if you have to be screwed by the forces of order, you might as well consent and enjoy it”, was suspended.

Meanwhile, police officers have been sacked for posting online images of their weapons and building six-figure followings on TikTok, Le Parisien reports.

A scathing report from the gendarmerie’s ethics inspectorate said the officers had shown poor regard for “security and confidentiality”.