Sexual battery and the growing problem of mentally unstable cops


Lafayette, Louisiana: A police corporal has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexual battery and malfeasance for allegedly battering a woman while he was on duty. http://ow.ly/hvwV0

South Salt Lake, Utah: An cop has been charged with stalking a former girlfriend and hacking her computer accounts. He is on extended administrative leave. http://ow.ly/hvDZq

Cobb County, Georgia: Another deputy was arrested in connection with alleged sexual assault of a female inmate. ow.ly/hrcQ1

Orient, Ohio: An cop has been accused of sexual assault on a female staff member at a prison. He has been placed on indefinite leave. http://ow.ly/hnXtY

East St. Louis, Illinois: An cop who lied to federal agents about demanding sex from a traffic violator was vilified in federal court as a prime example of poor law enforcement that fosters rampant crime in his community. He was ordered to 30 months in prison, which is 2 ½ times the maximum recommendation under sentencing guidelines. He pleaded guilty to lying about the encounter. http://ow.ly/hoVbe