Seven officers to face charges in Oakland, Calif. police sex scandal
Source: Reuters
Seven current and former San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement officers will face charges in connection with a sex scandal that has rocked the Oakland Police Department, prosecutors said on Friday.
Three Oakland police chiefs resigned in quick succession in June, after news of the scandal involving a teenage sex worker and police officers emerged in local media.
Five former and current officers with the Oakland Police Department, one former Livermore police officer, and a Contra Costa Sheriff's officer stand accused of crimes ranging from oral copulation with a minor, engaging in prostitution, and unauthorized use of law enforcement databases, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said.
"Any person who engages in this type of behavior of sexual exploitation, or anyone particularly someone in authority ... will be held accountable if we have the evidence," O'Malley told the afternoon news conference.
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U.S. | Fri Sep 9, 2016 5:04pm EDT
