TORRINGTON, Conn.
Officials in Torrington, Conn., said a city police officer had sex with two female dispatchers while on duty and used a city messaging system to arrange the encounters.
The city released nearly 700 pages of documents on the internal investigation into 36-year-old Officer Christopher Donovan on Wednesday.
Donovan resigned in June after the affairs were uncovered. The dispatchers, Catherine Goodfield and Jennifer Street, quit in June after being confronted with evidence of the alleged affair, city officials said.
I think they should have resigned, they are supposed to set examples for high school and younger kids and therefore should not being doing stuff like that," said Torrington resident Michael Koltuniak.
The internal report said Donovan had sex with the dispatchers in the women's locker room at the Torrington Police Department while on duty as well as in the parking lot of Torrington Middle School and the Torrington Industrial Park.
The documents show Donovan flirting with the dispatchers and trading sexual comments using an internal messaging system that's supposed to be used for official communications.
The reports say Donovan began having sex with Goodfield in February or March, and he began an affair with Street in April.
"I think it's ridiculous and immature and it's bad for the community to know they are not doing their jobs," said Torrington resident Amanda Soucier.
Donovan, a seven-year veteran of the department, said in his statement that he knew he had acted inappropriately and wanted help "in getting things straightened out."
"I truly regret everything I've done in regards to this and wish to do what it takes to correct this," he said.
Torrington Police Chief Robert Milano condemned the conduct of Donovan and the dispatchers. He said the inappropriate acts did not jeopardize public safety because they took place during lunch breaks.
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