Milan cop is arrested
A Milan cop is charged with
sexual battery after he was accused of molesting a 19-year-old woman.
Milan Police Investigator
Adam Scott Martin, 39, was arrested Tuesday on one count of sexual battery by
an authority figure, officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said
on Friday.
Martin is charged as an
authority figure because he is related to the victim in some way, said John
Mehr, special agent in charge of the TBI in Jackson. The alleged crime did not
involve Martin acting in his official capacity as a cop and did not occur while
he was on duty, TBI officials said.
According to state law,
sexual battery by an authority figure is defined as unlawful sexual contact
involving a defendant who is in a position of trust or has supervisory or
disciplinary power, or parental or custodial authority, over the victim. The
charge is a Class C felony.
An order of protection has
been filed to to prevent Martin from contacting the alleged victim.
Martin was arrested at a
residence in Carroll County and was released from the Gibson County Jail the
same day on $15,000 bond, authorities said. Martin could not be reached for
comment Friday.
His arraignment is set for
July 10 in Gibson County General Sessions Court.
The incident occurred on
Monday, and the TBI began the investigation Tuesday at the request of District
Attorney General Garry Brown, said Jason Locke, special agent in charge with
the TBI in Middle Tennessee.
Milan Police Chief Tim
Wright said Martin has been suspended with pay pending further investigation.
Martin has worked for the Milan Police Department since March 2002.