LOS ANGELES
A Los Angeles police officer faces felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and soliciting sex from another while he was on duty.
Russell Mecano was arrested last month but the grand jury indictment remained sealed until Thursday. He faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of three felony sex charges and one misdemeanor.
Prosecutors allege Mecano told an 18-year-old woman in May that he would not arrest her for having a marijuana pipe if she had sex with him. Mecano then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman near a library.
Mecano is also accused in October 2007 of seeking sex from a 20-year-old transient following her arrest for battery. Prosecutors say he gave her $200 and told her to meet him at a motel, but she instead reported Mecano to police.
Mecano has been placed on paid administrative leave.
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