R.I. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDSCOP’S RAPE CONVICTION

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree sexual assault conviction of Marcus Huffman, a Providence cop found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman while on duty.  The total sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Netti C. Vogel is 60 years, with 20 years of that suspended. At his Superior Court trial, the prosecution said that Huffman encountered the woman, who had been drinking heavily and had smoked marijuana, according to the court ruling, outside a Providence nightclub. The authorities alleged Huffman persuaded her to get into his police car, took her to a police substation and raped her in a bathroom. Huffman was later one of threecops initially investigating the matter after the woman reported what happened.

NOPD fires cop who was not reviewing rape cases when he said he was

The New Orleans Police Department fired cop Sgt. John Hunter who admitted to doing personal activities during hours that he was billing overtime to review rape cases, according to his attorney.  NOPD internal affairs investigators secretly followed Hunter while he was supposed to be working overtime, and found that he was doing personal activities and not actually working, Hessler said. Hessler said his client just billed for a block of hours, instead of breaking it down into separate hours when he actually worked. 

Milwaukee Cop Sentenced to Prison For Pulling Drivers Over & Searching Their "Anal & Scrotal Areas"

 

A Milwaukee cop  Michael Vagnini has been sentenced to  2 years and two months prison for pulling men over for minor traffic violations and allegedly "conduct[ing] searches of [their] anal and scrotal areas, often inserting his fingers into their rectums."

Vagnini regularly pulled over drivers on a pretense of not wearing a seatbelt or of having darkly tinted windows and searched them without a legal reason, according to prosecutors.

Vagnini conducted searches of men's anal and scrotal areas, often inserting his fingers into their rectums, according to the criminal complaint. Vagnini acknowledged performing one of the searches, and at least one suspect said Vagnini planted drugs on him.

State law and police procedures prohibit officers from conducting body cavity searches. Only medical personnel are allowed to perform them, and police must first obtain a search warrant.

Rape trial of Garden Grov cop underway

A jury trial starts today in the case of a Garden Grove Calf.  cop Jesse Andrew Green, who faces charges not only of rape, but also of witness intimidation and threats.

It’s alleged that Green, who has been part of the GGPD since 2006, went to the Santa Ana home of a woman he had been dating and on April 26, 2006 sodomized her while she screamed and struggled to get away. Prosecutors say that Green “made derogatory and intimidating statements to frighten the victim.” Then, on Nov. 6, 2009 Green allegedly took a woman to his Huntington Beach apartment on their first date and violently sodomized her, and made threats. The victims were slow to report the attacks because they worried that Green would be able to use his position as a police officer to retaliate against them, according to the D.A.

Santa Ana and Huntington Beach investigated the incidents, and Green was arrested on Oct. 3, 2010.

Dallas cop charged with sexual assault turns himself in

DALLAS -- Dallas cop Edward Antunez, charged with one count of sexual assault, turned himself in to the Mesquite Police Department . According to a statement from the Dallas Police Department, the arrest stems from an incident that occurred in Mesquite on March 13 

Suspended Cranford NJ Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Harassment

A 12-year veteran Cranford cop named Brian Thomas pleaded guilty to harassing a woman while he was on duty two years ago, officials said. Thomas was suspended following the June 22, 2011 incident when he was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and second-degree official misconduct

Cop charged with forcing fugitives to perform sexual acts

 A Memphis cop named Brandon Berry is accused of forcing men to perform sexual acts in exchange for not arresting them on warrants. Police say one alleged incident involved a man Berry pulled over in the area of Lamar Avenue and Semmes Street. The victim had an outstanding warrant and claims he was forced to perform a sex act on Berry in order to avoid a trip to jail.

Central Floridacop suspended after he asks woman to shake out her bra

LAKELAND, Fla. -A Central cop Dustin Fetz allegedly instructed Zoe Brugger to lift her shirt and shake out her bra to see if she was hiding any drugs. No drugs were found on her or inside the car. State attorney, Jerry Hill has called for an internal investigation and says there was no reason to even suspect that Brugger was carrying drugs.

Michael Vagnini, former Milwaukee cop, gets over 2 years in jail for illegal strip searches

June 22, 2013 (MILWAUKEE) – A Milwaukeecop named Michael Vagnini was convicted of performing illegal strip searches and body-cavity searches on dozens of suspects has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Three other cops were charged with Vagnini. They were also suspended with pay pending trials later this year.

Las Vegas Metro cop Peter Connell is facing five counts of soliciting a prostitute

Las Vegas Metro cop Peter Connell is facing five counts of soliciting a prostitute

Las Vegas Metro cop Peter Connell is facing five counts of soliciting a prostitute while he was investigating crimes of prostitution. Connell had previously been fired from Metro but was reinstated a few years ago after arbitration.

Maywood Cop Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Women

Maywood California cop Ryan Allen West was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in state prison for sexually assaulting five women while on duty. West pleaded no contest May 15 to two counts of forcible rape and four counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object.

Stephen Olenchak, a Davie Florida cop convicted of sexual battery

Stephen Olenchak, a Davie Florida cop convicted of sexual battery and sentenced to 10 years in prison, will not be released pending his appeal, a judge ruled this week Judge Jeffrey Levenson said Olenchak is a "significant flight risk". A Broward County jury convicted Olenchak in April on charges he molested a 19-year-old family member four years ago while his wife and 4-year-old son slept in the same bed.

Jermaine Lacour, a New Orleans cop

Jermaine Lacour, a New Orleans cop sentenced to prison last year for illegally firing his gun during a domestic dispute, was out on bond awaiting his appeal when he was booked this week on a count of raping a woman in her home.

Prince George’s cop Christopher Adams is charged with taking sexually

Prince George’s cop Christopher Adams is charged with taking sexually explicit photos

of a woman without her consent, a sex crime under Maryland law.  If convicted he

 could face jail time and be listed on the state’s sex-offender registry. Adams faces three counts of visual surveillance with prurient intent, and each carries a maximum possible penalty of one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. 

A federal appeals court says the Grand Junction Colorado police department

A federal appeals court says the Grand Junction Colorado police department and cop Glenn Coyne, could have done a better job of dealing with a cop accused of raping a woman, but it is affirming a ruling that she hasn't shown that the officer's supervisors should be held liable for the alleged attack. Coyne responded to the woman’s  911 call in 2009 about an altercation, then  heraped her during a visit the next night. Coyne committed suicide days later. He had been accused of sexual assault before.

A Maywood cop named Ryan Allen West was sentenced to 19 years

A Maywood cop named Ryan Allen West was sentenced to 19 years in state prison after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting five women while on duty over a two-year period starting in 2006. He pleaded no contest to five felonies including two counts of rape and three counts of penetration of a foreign object. The victims were 20 to 50 years old. At one point, West faced a total of 42 counts but under the plea deal accepted by Superior Court Judge George Lomeli, 37 of them were dismissed. West admitted to sexually assaulting the five women.

Brian Thomas, a suspended Cranford cop,

 Brian Thomas, a suspended Cranford cop, agreed to forfeit his job and was placed on two years probation after admitting in court that he harassed a woman while he was on duty. Thomas was also placed on two years probation after he admitted having inappropriate communications with a woman. Thomas was originally charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and second-degree official misconduct for a June 22, 2011 incident while he was on duty and in uniform.

Philadelphia authorities have arrested a man for allegedly intimidating a victim in the rape

Philadelphia authorities have arrested a man for allegedly intimidating a victim in the rape case against Philadelphia former police officer Richard DeCoatsworth. Manuel Maldonado pulled a gun on one of the women who was allegedly assaulted by DeCoatsworth, telling her not to testify. DeCoatsworth is accused of raping two women on May 18, 2013. 

Cambridge cop Carlton Brittingham Jr. has been indicted by a grand jury and faces a list of rape and sex offense charges for an incident in September.

CAMBRIDGE, Md Cambridge cop Carlton Brittingham Jr. has been indicted by a grand jury and faces a list of rape and sex offense charges for an incident in September.

"The attempted second -degree rape is the top count of 20 years. He is charged with the actual second-degree rape, and attempted second-degree rape and then he is charged with a myriad of sex offense charges: second-degree assault, false imprisonment, sodomy and attempted sodomy," said Wicomico County Assistant State's Attorney Kristen Schultz. 

Sexual assault

The NYPD deny that police groped Amanda Bynes. The Police insist they acted appropriately when they arrested Amanda Bynes last Thursday. Bynes claims on Twitter that she was groped and an officer "slapped my vagina."

Four female employees of the Fontana school police department are accusing a cop named Officer James Garcia of sexually assaulting and raping them.

Layers said the victims were threatened with termination if they spoke about the sexual assault allegations.  In 2006, an 18 year old accused Garcia of sexual assault but prosecutors did not charge him.

New Mexico State cop accused of drugging, raping women in El Paso

New Mexico State Police officer Joe Ballesteros is under investigation for allegedly drugging and raping two women, according to a KRQE-TV news report. Two women have come forward in the last year claiming to have met Ballesteros at bars in El Paso, Texas, and agreed to go home with him to his house in Santa Teresa, NM. However, that is the last thing the women said they remembered before waking up later at Ballesteros’ home, the sources said.

Cop arrested for rape

PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia cop Richard DeCoatesworth  was arrested Saturday morning, after two women claimed he took them to a confidential location, pulled out a handgun and forced them to use drugs and engage in sexual acts. DeCoatesworth's bail was set at $60 million. DeCoatesworth piled up several complaints.

Cleveland cop Wayne Anthony Scott appears in court accused of sex offences

Cleveland cop Wayne Anthony Scott made his second court appearance accused of sex offences to face three charges of non-consensual touching. The cop has also been charged with an offence of rape and one of attempted rape.

Spokane cop Accused Of Rape

An unidentified woman indicated to investigators that Spokane cop Jeff Graves raped her. The woman claims Graves used the GPS location provided on Facebook messages to figure out where she lived. The woman claims Graves eventually began showing up at her work place, too. She says he arrived at her home and work many times without invitation and contacted her more than one hundred times a day via fb messages that were aggressive and sexual in nature and she began to fear Graves.

abused a woman who suffers from a mental disease

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Bennie Brandon Hand, a cop has been charged with sexually assaulting a vulnerable adult while on duty.He was charged with misconduct in office, third-degree criminal sexual conduct and abuse of a vulnerable adult. The warrant says Hand abused a woman who suffers from a mental disease between July 1 and Jan. 1.

Cleveland Police officer appears in court on sex attack charges

Cleveland Police officer Wayne Scott wept as he appeared in court charged with rape and other sexual offences. He entered no pleas to the five charges he faced, which include rape, attempted rape and “non-consensual sexual touching”. The prosecution said these five offences related to two complainants.

Baltimore police officer charged with pimping wife

A31-year-old Baltimore Police officer was charged Friday with pimping out his wife after officers from a human trafficking task force found him outside a hotel room where the woman had agreed to have sex for cash with an undercover officer.

The child recovery task force was working a proactive investigation into human trafficking when they came across a "young-looking female" advertised as an escort on a website, police said. Officers arranged to meet the female at a hotel near BWI airport, court records show.

Inside the hotel room, a woman identified by police as Marissa Braun-Manneh told an undercover officer that she would have sex for $100, and she was placed under arrest, charging documents show.She said that her husband, Lamin Manneh, was waiting outside in a car, and that she gives him her money and he drives her from "date-to-date," according to court records. She also said that he posts the online ads using his credit card. Police said Manneh acknowledged his role in an interview with detectives, records show.

Elena Russo, a state police spokeswoman, said both husband and wife were charged because they appeared to be "working as a team."

Manneh, of the 2400 block of Marbourne Ave. in Baltimore, is an officer assigned to the Baltimore Police Department's Eastern District. State police said he was suspended without pay and that the city police internal affairs would investigate.

"This allegation is a disgrace and embarrassment to every member -- both current and retired -- who serve with the Baltimore Police Department," Baltimore's Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said in a statement. "We expect every member of this department to hold themselves to the highest professional standards. Our colleagues and our community deserve nothing less."

Manneh was charged in Anne Arundel County District Court with one count each of human trafficking and prostitution, and was released on his own recognizance by a District Court commissioner, records show. Braun was charged with one count of prostitution and also released on her own recognizance.

Fired Aynor S.C. cop charged after asking woman to lift shirt to dismiss ticket

A former Aynor police officer was arrested Thursday after he allegedly offered to dismiss a woman's traffic ticket if she lifted her shirt.
The officer pulled over the woman in Horry County, according to the arrest warrant.
He "did offer to dismiss a traffic citation if the offender would pull up her shirt for him," the warrant stated.
Investigators did not provide any details on the traffic violation committed by the woman.
Mr. Jordan was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 7:46 a.m. Thursday and released at 10:28 a.m. on $5,000 bail, according to jail records.
Aynor Police Chief Mr. David Thompson issued a statement that department officials received a complaint regarding Mr. Jordan on May 2 and within an hour afterward he was placed on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation, according to a media report.
The next day the police department contacted SLED officials and turned the investigation over to them, SLED’s spokesman Mr. Thom Berry said.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jordan was reportedly fired from the police department for a departmental policy violation.
If convicted, Mr. Jordan faces up to one year in prison and up to $1,000 in fine for the misdemeanor charge.

Women accuse cop of date rape

Man resigns from state police amid allegations

EL PASO, TEXAS (KRQE) - A former New Mexico State Police officer is under investigation for allegedly drugging and raping two women, according to News 13 sources.

Joe Ballesteros, 44, resigned from state police just last month and has not been charged with any crime.

But sources familiar with the investigation, who requested anonymity, told News 13 that two women have come forward in the last year claiming to have met Ballesteros at bars in El Paso, Texas, and agreed to go home with him to his house in Santa Teresa, NM. However, that is the last thing the women said they remembered before waking up later at Ballesteros’ home, the sources said.

The women told police they suspected they were given some kind of date-rape drug, then sexually assaulted and possibly raped, the sources said.

The women filed police reports with the El Paso Police Department, which refused to comment on the case. The City of El Paso also refused to release the police reports, saying that one of the incidents – which occurred March 30 at Ballesteros’ home in Santa Teresa – remains under investigation by El Paso police.

The city made no mention of the incident that allegedly occurred a year ago, according to letters sent to News 13.

Ballesteros worked for New Mexico State Police for a little more than a decade in Santa Fe, Farmington, Deming and Las Cruces. Investigators don’t know if there are other victims in those areas, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

However, when New Mexico State Police found out about the allegations against Ballesteros, the agency began the process to fire him. Ballesteros resigned before that process was completed. He did not give a reason for his resignation and state police declined to comment.

News 13 tracked down Ballesteros at his home in Santa Teresa and asked him if he would talk about the allegations against him.

“I have no idea about anything,” he said, after answering the door wearing a T-shirt advertising an El Paso bar.

Asked why he resigned from state police, he said, “I have no idea. I’d rather not talk to you,” and shut the door.

worst of the month

The worst case is from Bolivia, North Carolina. According to the complaint filed by a minor’s guardian ad litem, a police officer, Jaymin Lenwood Murphy, came to a home to investigate allegations that an adult had sent inappropriate photos via cell phone to a minor child. The officer said he needed to question the minor in private. Once in private, the officer had the minor remove her clothing so he could take photos for his ‘investigative file.’ It gets worse. The officer later returned on minor’s fourteenth birthday and raped her.

The runner-up story comes from Bakersfield, California. A 21-year-old woman called the police to report a burglary. Two deputies arrived and one led her into a room where she was then sexually assaulted under the pretense of a ‘pat-down’ search by the deputy. The authorities did move promptly against this deputy–so good for them.