2015/04/08

It is something citizens in Orange County, California will forever be thankful for.

On May 26, 2007, Officer Lakin of the Los Angeles Police Department was caught sneaking around and taking pictures of the genital areas of small girls, according to reports.

It occurred at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, an event arranged for families and children.

Officer Lakin ended up pleading guilty during a pretrial to the charges “with intent to sexually gratify” himself.

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Had it not been for the heroic actions of Mark Dornan, a loving father, Officer Lakin probably would have escaped with the photos of multiple children.

When Mark Dornan saw the Officer prowling around at the event and snapping photos, he began chasing him.

Mark then performed a take-down maneuver on Officer Lakin, tackling him to the ground where he gained a full mount position over the Officer.

Officer Larkin had a gun on him at the time, but Mark was able to take it away and hold the Officer down.

Mark was awarded “Father of the Year” by the OC Weekly, though he himself views his action as something any sane, normal conscious human being should do when it comes to protecting children from sexual predators.

After pleading guilty, Officer Laken was able to avoid jail time, of course, because he is a cop and even when caught in the act, cops can get away with anything owing to their government-privilege.

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Instead of jail, Officer Lakin was required to undergo four years of “supervised probation” and 100 hours of community service — a mere slap on the wrist.

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