The monthly meeting of the Chicago Police Board was moving along at its usual dry, brisk pace last month with members quickly dispatching with the minutes of the last meeting, the superintendent’s report and a vote on the latest round of officer discipline. Speakers who had registered ahead of time then addressed the board. Two … Read more
A former sheriff’s deputy in southwest Nebraska lured a woman to a remote location, handcuffed her and molested her, according to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. The deputy, Charles Thibedeau, 37, was convicted in Dundy County District Court on Thursday of kidnapping, third-degree sexual assault and oppression under color of office. The incident occurred March … Read more
Last June, a jury found former Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide. Now, Heaggan-Brown is taking a plea deal over separate sexual assault allegations that led the Milwaukee Police Department to fire him. The shooting death of Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old black man, ignited riots in the north side of … Read more
EL PASO, Texas – The former El Paso police officer accused of sexually assaulting three victims and visually recording them while on-duty has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the invasive visual recording charge. “This is an extremely sad and embarrassing day for a lot of people – the complaintants, family, yourself and … Read more
WEST JORDAN — A former Utah Department of Corrections officer convicted of sex abuse who’s been on the run for nearly 10 years to avoid going to prison has been captured in Hawaii. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Tuesday that William Lawrence, 41, was captured without incident while eating lunch over the weekend. On Dec. … Read more
SALEM, Massachusetts — A trial has been scheduled for June for a now-former Salem police patrolman charged with sexually assaulting a man in protective custody at the police station on Halloween last year. Brian Butler, 56, of Salem, is facing charges of rape and indecent assault and battery stemming from the incident early on the … Read more
SAN DIEGO – On Friday, a fourth woman came forward with disturbing allegations of sexual assault by a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy. The woman said Deputy Richard Fischer groped her while she was cuffed in a patrol car and even looked through her cellphone without permission. Her story is similar to what an East … Read more
A former Lincoln police officer has been arrested and accused of coercing an emotionally fragile woman into a sexual relationship while he was on duty. Gregory S. Cody, 54, who left the force last month, was booked into Lancaster County jail Wednesday afternoon on a charge of first-degree sexual assault of an incompetent person. He … Read more
Invoking recent sexual-harassment allegations leveled at high-profile men, a King County judge on Friday sentenced a veteran Seattle police officer to 12 months of probation after he was accused of groping three department employees. John Knight, 52, who joined the department in 1990, pleaded guilty last month to one count of fourth-degree assault, a gross … Read more
A former Harris County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 17 years in prison, eight to serve Thursday afternoon on a sexual assault conviction by Superior Court Judge Bobby Peters. Peters also required Pierson to register as a sex offender. Pierson was convicted on Aug. 30 on two counts of sexual assault on a person in … Read more
San Diego is scheduled to approve on Tuesday another in a long series of payouts to victims of former police officer Christopher Hays, whose alleged sexual misconduct and inappropriate touching have cost taxpayers more than $2 million. The latest settlement of $250,000 will go to Melanie Wilson, whom Hays allegedly groped sexually for more than … Read more
LEA COUNTY — A deputy with the Lea County Sheriff’s Office has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a female inmate. Edmund Wallace, 31, is charged and arrested for Criminal Sexual Penetration, a 2nd Degree Felony. According to the Hobbs Police Department, their office received a call from the Lea County Detention Center on Wednesday … Read more