A Texas cop has been charged with kidnapping and domestic abuse in the presence of a child after he tortured a woman in various ways as his 10-year-old son watched, the Fort Worth Star-Tribune reports. James Otterbine met a Florida woman online and bought her a ticket to Oklahoma where he allegedly began to torture … Read more
A jury found a former Seattle Police Department sergeant guilty Wednesday afternoon of four counts related to the rape and molestation of his two older daughters. Daniel Amador, 46, was convicted of first-degree child molestation, second-degree child rape, third-degree child rape and first-degree incest. Having been out of custody on bail, he was detained after … Read more
A 17th woman has come forward accusing San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fischer of inappropriate behavior. The most recent accuser says her encounter with Fischer happened in September 2012, when she was 23 years old. According to her claim, Fischer pulled her over on Interstate 8 near San Diego State University because the tint … Read more
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Monterey Park police officer to seven years and eight months in prison for sexually assaulting three women during traffic stops while he was on duty. Israel Sanchez, 42, of Whittier was convicted March 12 of five counts of sexual battery by restraint, five counts of assault under color … Read more
A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in northeast Minneapolis two years ago. Thomas Tichich, 49, was convicted of third degree criminal sexual conduct and attempted sexual assault by a Hennepin County jury in April. The victim, a 39-year-old woman at the time … Read more
Authorities in Florida said they arrested a police officer on Tuesday who allegedly sent “threatening messages” in order to obtain “nude photographs” from a woman in Georgia. Orange City police officer Joshua David Fancher, 25, was arrested at the department on a felony warrant from Georgia “charging him with making terroristic threats,” according to a … Read more
VANCOUVER — A police officer in British Columbia is being investigated for sexual assault following allegations made by two of that officer’s colleagues. New Westminster Police Department, an external agency, is investigating the allegations. In a statement, the department said the allegations occurred in January and February of this year in New Westminster. Investigators, however, … Read more
The woman said the attack happened in a dimly lit part of the jail. The officer ordered her to take off her clothes, then groped her breasts, the woman said. She claimed the lawman forced her into sexual acts again and again, threatening to remove her from educational classes if she did not comply. The … Read more
EL PASO, Texas — Investigators arrested a former El Paso Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met while responding to a police call. Police said William Alexander, 35, met the accuser after he responded and handled a police call involving the woman. Some time later, while off-duty, Alexander met the woman and … Read more
WICHITA, Kan. — Law enforcement officers in Kansas are now banned from having sex with people they stop for traffic violations or detain in criminal investigations under a new state law that many legislators were surprised was necessary. Before Gov. Jeff Colyer signed the law Thursday, Kansas was among 33 states where consensual sex between … Read more
A federal correctional officer sexually exploited female inmates for years, scaring them into servicing him, prosecutors said Wednesday. Eugenio Perez, 47, a former Metropolitan Detention Center lieutenant, “took advantage of his power and took advantage of the very women he was supposed to be protecting,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Taryn Merkl. “These were crimes of … Read more
ASHLAND, Ohio — A former corrections officer for the Middleport Jail was arrested on Saturday in Ashland, Ohio, according to an inmate listing for the Ashland County Jail. Larry D. Tucker, 55, of Meigs County, was booked into the jail on May 5, on what is listed as “hold for another jurisdiction.” Specifics of the … Read more