The former officers were all convicted of improper use of a public electronic communications network.
The six men were sentenced as follows:
- Michael Chadwell, 63, from Liss, Hampshire - 10 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 100 hours' unpaid work
- Peter Booth, 66, from Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire - eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and 140 hours' unpaid work
- Anthony Elsom, 67, from Bournemouth - eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 40 hours' unpaid work
- Trevor Lewton, 65, from Swansea - six weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 65 hours' unpaid work.
- Alan Hall, 65, from Stowmarket, Suffolk - eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 140 hours' unpaid work.
- Robert Lewis, 62, from Camberley, Surrey - 14 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with 200 hours' unpaid work. He was also fined £500 for possessing two friction batons in a private place, contrary to section 141(1A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
The officers served in the Met's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection command but were retired when they exchanged the offensive messages, between 2020 and 2022.