TX: Texas Cops Fired for ‘Inappropriate’ Sexual Contact With Massage Workers

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Source: reason.com 11/13/24
[ACSOL note: This is posted to show a case of abuse of authority]

As a result of the internal affairs investigation, three Lewisville officers were fired, one was demoted, and seven were suspended without pay.

Eleven Texas police officers have been disciplined for misconduct related to prostitution stings at massage parlors. Some of the officers are accused of inappropriate physical conduct with alleged sex workers during the stings, while others are accused of failing to stop or report this misconduct. Thirteen officers were investigated, and three wound up fired as a result.

“The investigation started after the Denton County District Attorney’s Office brought to my attention some concerning aspects of 23 prostitution cases that our department had filed with his office,” Lewisville Police Department (LPD) Chief Brook Rollins wrote in a statement. The cases involved 28 suspects and 32 criminal charges.

The district attorney (D.A.) declined to prosecute any of them.

Is this a case of a reform-minded D.A. declining to prosecute victimless crimes? Alas, no, that doesn’t seem to be what’s going on here. It’s more likely that the D.A. just realized these cases wouldn’t cut it because of the police misconduct they involved.

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I’m glad they’re finally punishing cops who don’t report bad behavior by fellow officers. F*** this code of silence bulls***!!! It’s a step in the right direction at least.

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Almost always Texas, Floriduh , or some backwards rural county. There needs to be an idiot registry. These people would be lifetimes!

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If any of these police officers solicited prostitution, this is a felony in Texas. If I correctly remember, the punishment is either 5-10 years of deferred adjudication or 2-10 years in prison. And if any of these police officers solicited prostitution, will they be criminally prosecuted? And if any are found guilty, will they be required, as per statute, to register? Or if any of these police officers solicited prostitution, will nothing happen?

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Not to worry, they will be back on the job pretty soon.

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Again, what is it about those in positions of power and trust? Oh yea, they are a greater percentage of [committing a sex offense] than the repeat offense rate.

Of course, this article mentions an LEO by name who had the audacity to take a pill prior to doing his civil LE duty while on the job in hopes he could gather evidence for a case by the beach. Yeah, he is not escaping that.

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