A former Rockaway Township police officer who admitted to having sex with two teenage girls while on duty has been sentenced to six years in state prison, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Wilfredo Guzman, 45, of Rockaway Township, had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of official misconduct in May. The assaults occurred … Read more
A former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy who admitted to groping a teenage girl while standing behind her at a restaurant in Vista was sentenced Wednesday. Timothy Wilson Jr., 33, appeared in a North County courtroom to learn his fate for the lewd act involving a minor. Wilson was sentenced to 365 days in … Read more
An unusually high number of sexual misconduct incidents have placed an unwanted spotlight on San Diego County’s law enforcement. San Diego’s CBS News 8 launched an investigation into the prevalence of these incidents, only to find that the truth may be difficult to uncover. A report from News 8 looked into the number of civilian … Read more
A Pullman police sergeant charged this week with first-degree custodial sexual misconduct was the focus of a 2016 internal affairs investigation at the Pullman Police Department, which found he had propositioned a female department employee for sex. Sgt. Jerry Daniel “Dan” Hargraves, 49, was arrested and charged Tuesday on an accusation that he received oral … Read more
PULLMAN, Wash. – Dan Hargraves made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. He was released on his on recognizance. His arraignment is scheduled for next month. A Pullman Police Sergeant was arrested by the Washington State Patrol and charged with 1st-degree custodial sexual misconduct. Dan Hargraves was arrested after an investigation that began in April … Read more
A new report alleges that a fired Itasca County sheriff’s deputy who is running to unseat his former boss misused a county-issued cellphone to download pornography and send sexually charged text messages. The six-page report, prepared by an independent investigator, states that a computer forensics firm recovered hundreds of explicit images, videos and messages on … Read more
A Little Rock police officer was arrested Friday on a sexual assault charge after having a woman perform oral sex on him in a church parking lot in exchange for not being arrested, according to court documents. Brandon Johnson, a Little Rock patrol officer currently on paid leave pending an internal investigation, was arrested after … Read more
PRINCE GEORGE’S CO., Md. — A Prince George’s County Police Department officer accused of raping a woman during a traffic stop has been indicted on rape charges. Ryan Macklin was indicted on first and second-degree rape, misconduct in office, and other related charges. According to police, Macklin pulled over a vehicle on University Boulevard in … Read more
A former Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing charges for sexual assault of a jail inmate. Keith Washington, 47, of Stafford, was charged Tuesday with one count of carnal knowledge of an inmate and one count of sexual battery, Fairfax County police said in a news release. The investigation began Aug. 13, 2017 after … Read more
A police officer in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was charged this week with raping a woman during a traffic stop. He’s pleaded not guilty, but it’s a disturbing headline — even more disturbing when you consider there are hundreds more like him. Yes, hundreds. According to research from Bowling Green State University, police officers in … Read more
California – Three girls molested by an Irwindale police officer while participating in a police explorer program reached a $4 million settlement in a civil lawsuit, an attorney said Wednesday. Anthony DeMarco said his law office agreed to a deal with the Irwindale Police Department and Learning for Life, the group that runs the program. … Read more
A woman serving a six-year sentence in Rikers Island won a $425,000 settlement after wearing a wire and exposing three correction offers who sexually abused her from 2015 to 2016. Officers Steven Santiago, David Johnson, and Nana Osei were represented by union lawyers and were required to pay a laughable $750 toward the settlement. All … Read more