Officer Juan Ceecchinelli Sends Explicit Texts to Young Girl Who Had Been Sexually Abused

Miami-Dade Schools Police Department Officer Juan Cecchinelli was supposed to be helping this young girl who had been sexually abused. Instead he took advantage of his authority to play out some sick fantasy in his head.

A local news outlet obtained the texts allegedly sent by Cecchinelli to a teenage girl; they were completely out of line:

“Don’t you like having a secret admirer? Don’t let them know you are chatting with me,” a text believed to be from Cecchinelli said.

“Who my parents?” the teen replied in her text.

“I don’t need any drama,” Cecchinelli allegedly replied.

The student had apparently run away and was sexually assaulted. Cecchinelli was investigating that incident, but instead of helping her, he sent the following texts, the report alleges:

“You say it hurt like a mother!! LOL!!”

“You did it in the front or back?”

“If he knew his (expletive) it shouldn’t hurt either way.”

“I wanna be doing you, but you to damn young.”

“I mean I offered you some (expletive) and you didn’t want it so your doing good.”

According to the report, the teen thought the texts from the officer were “weird.”

If you read the Internal Affairs report, you can see that Cecchinelli went full on disgusting psychopath, well past “weird.” He kept asking her if she bled when she was sexually abused and was obsessed with finding out if the sex was anal or vaginal.

According to the report, Cecchinelli also had sex toys in his police car, but he refused to say why. He resigned during the internal affairs investigation.

Many parents said they were shocked and disgusted by the allegations.

“We do not condone this type of behavior for our employees and hold our certified police officers to the highest ethical standards,” Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Ian Moffett said in a statement Wednesday.

Apparently the city has no plans to charge him with any crime either, he may only be stripped of his law enforcement certification.

“Upon the employee resigning, we immediately flagged him from our system for future employment and sent all appropriate documents to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for action on the employee’s police certification,” the statement continued. “In fact, just today, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission found sufficient information from our investigative report to have a probable cause hearing which may eventually lead to sanctions toward the former officer’s certification.”

How could they not find any criminal behavior to justify prison? What about child endangerment? Stalking? Contacting a minor for lewd acts? All of these are criminal acts.

The special treatment that cops receive for criminal acts is disgusting.

Just last year, an Illinois cop was found to have been texting his girlfriend’s 12 year old daughter and asking her for “sexy pictures.” He still has his job!

If you are just a run of the mill sicko, not on the other side of the thin blue line, watch out. Anthony Christopher Sota, was caught sending lewd texts to a 14 year old, he was arrested and charged.

The justice system is a joke in this country.

Judge Seals Ex-Police Officer John Marra Conviction in 2008 teen-sex case

  

    John L. Marra, 37, had made the request to seal the conviction on the dereliction of duty charge, a second-degree misdemeanor.

    Marra, who now is police chief of Brady Lake in Portage County, had pleaded no contest to the charge. He was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to resign as a Uniontown police officer.

    Marra served as a part-time/auxiliary Uniontown officer. He was hired July 11, 2005, and resigned May 28, 2008.

    According to the complaint, while on duty, Marra kissed and fondled a teenage girl. He also engaged in inappropriate text messages, the court record said.

    In addition, Marra “failed to perform his duties by going to Subway restaurant while on duty, to engage in a sexual relationship with (the girl).”

     The girl was 16 and 17 during that time, records said.

    At Thursday’s court hearing, Judge John Poulos said it appeared that Marra’s conviction qualified to be sealed under state law. The conditions include the time since the conviction occurred, the level of crime and the offender’s criminal record.

    Poulos’ ruling means the conviction will be sealed and no longer appears in public court records.

    Following the brief hearing, Marra declined comment.

    The city prosecutor’s office had objected to Marra’s request.

    The prosecutor’s office cited multiple reasons for the objection, including that Marra should be held to a higher standard as a police officer.

    Marra has been interim police chief of Brady Lake since March, court records said.

    The prosecutor’s office also said that state law prevents the sealing of convictions where the victim of the offense was a minor under age 18 and the charge is a first-degree misdemeanor.

    “Although (Marra) is not charged with a misdemeanor of the first degree, the court should still treat this offense as such because the facts of this case make it substantially similar to other serious crimes such as importuning and sexual battery,” the court filing reads.
A judge has sealed the record of a former Uniontown police officer who was convicted in 2008 of a misdemeanor stemming from having sex with a teenage girl while he was on duty.

Corrections Officer Jose Maria-Macias Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Minor

A 23-year-old former corrections officer at the Buckeye prison has been booked into Maricopa County Jail for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.

Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump said sexually explicit text messages were found on the 15-year-old's phone on April 21, and on April 24, witnesses called police to report what they believed to be sexual exploitation of a minor.

Investigators interviewed the victim who said it began on April 5 with text messages and led to sexual abuse.

Search warrants were served at the home of Jose Maria-Macias, 23, and detectives found evidence supporting the allegations, Crump said.

Maria-Macias was arrested at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis and faces five counts of sexual conduct with a minor, one count of sexual abuse of a minor, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of luring a minor for sexual exploitation.

Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux said Maria-Macias was hired on Dec. 16, 2013 and assigned to ASPC-Lewis on Feb. 1 after graduating from the academy.

Lamoreaux said Maria-Macias resigned from the department at the time of his arrest.

Probation Officer Jeffrey Collins Charged with Groping Woman

A northwestern Pennsylvania probation officer has been suspended without pay after state police charged him with groping and sending lewd text messages to a woman he was supervising.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for 37-year-old Warren County probation officer Jeffrey Collins, of Sheffield. The Associated Press could not locate a listed telephone number for Collins.

The (Warren) Times-Observer reports Collins has been charged with indecent assault, harassment by lewd communication and other crimes by state troopers in Warren.

Police say the woman reported the incidents happened between Feb. 10 and March 2.

The woman told police that Collins threatened to revoke her probation, which would put her in jail, unless she didn’t comply with his advances.

Collins wasn’t arrested. He’s been summoned to court April 2 to answer the charges.

Officer Shane Mosley Arrested for Sending Inappropriate Text Messages to Juvenile

An Oldham County police officer is facing both criminal and administrative charges after being accused of sending suggestive text messages to a juvenile.

According to a press release, Oldham County Police were contacted on September 26 by the juvenile, a female, who said she had received text messages from someone claiming to be an Oldham County officer.

The girl told police she was contacted again the next day by the same person, but this time the messages contained "specific, graphic sexual references" and other communications said to be illegal or inappropriate.

Oldham County Police said their investigation was able to identify the person sending the messages as Officer Shane Mosley.

An arrest warrant was issued for Mosley charging him with unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor or engage in sexual or other prohibited activities, official misconduct and unlawful transaction with a minor.

Mosley was arrested on Friday and booked into the Oldham County Jail. Officials said he immediately resigned from the department.

Former Officer David Banks Charged with Sexual Misconduct with Child

A former Unionville Police officer was charged with sexual misconduct involving a child after Kirksville Police received and investigated claims he was exchanging inappropriate text messages with a juvenile.

David Banks, 25, was arrested at a residence in Stewartsville after being terminated from the Unionville Police Department over allegations of sexual misconduct.

According to the Kirksville Police Department, the suspect had been exchanging sexual explicit text messages and had sent at least one image to a 14-year-old female in Unionville. KPD began its investigation Thursday.

Following his termination with the police department Thursday, Banks is alleged to have left Unionville and was located at a residence in DeKalb County, where a search warrant was executed for his arrest early Friday morning.

Banks was being held in the Daviess/Dekalb Regional Jail as of Friday morning on a $10,000 cash-only bond. He was charged with the class D felony of sexual misconduct involving a child.

The investigation is ongoing and other charges are pending, according to KPD.

Officer Victor Rodriquez Arrested for harassing 13-year-old

The Laredo Police Department has arrested one of it's own, accused of harassing a 13-year-old girl.

 Police say the cop was sending inappropriate messages to the teen.

Our Annette Garcia spoke to the chief of police about the matter.

“I’m certainly disappointed. We expect our officers to act in a certain fashion and if they don't we are going to take action against that.”

Disappointed at the embarrassing arrest of one of their own.

Ten-year-veteran officer Victor Raul Rodriguez, arrested for harassing a 13-year-old girl by repeatedly calling the teen and sending her unwanted text messages.

"It was a 13 year old and even that in and of itself is troubling.”

Authorities say the messages were inappropriate in nature and were all sent on April 1st by the 35-year-old officer who is known to the victim.

“The victim wanted the person to stop and she wanted the person to stop the harassing phone calls but they continued.”

The next day a report was filed with police.

“That was reviewed by the district attorney's office who ultimately decides what charge will be filed.”

The chief of police says the case will not be taken lightly and says their investigation is far from over.

“From my perspective this person can loose his job. But it doesn’t necessarily require a conviction I’ll leave it at that.”

Officers he says, are held to the highest standards.

“I want the community to be rest assured that the organization is one they can be very, very proud of. We’ve done a lot in the community over the last few years and years before that in terms of protecting the community and we will continue to do so.”

Rodriguez was taken to jail this morning, where his bond was set at $30,000 dollars.

He will remain on administrative duty pending the outcome of the case.

Officer Mitchell Sent Text Messages to Woman Accused of Drunk Driving

Days after an officer arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving, police say he used his personal cell phone to send more than 90 text messages, some including photographs, to the suspect.

The texting is the basis of an internal investigation by Police Chief Robert Williams.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On Thanksgiving Day, three officers, including veteran officer John Mitchell, conducted a traffic stop at Wales Road and Andrew Avenue NE, according to police reports. Witnesses had reported a possible drunken driver operating a gold Ford Taurus in the area.

The officers conducted field sobriety tests on a 58-year-old Perry Township woman, who acted “lethargic” and failed to respond well to officers’ instructions, reports said. Police found in her car a straw and mirror, as well as bottles of prescription medications.

The suspect was taken to Affinity Medical Center for blood and urine tests. She was arrested and charged with misdemeanor counts of failure to control, operating a vehicle impaired, and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. The Independent generally does not name misdemeanors crime suspects.

Days after the arrest, more than 90 text messages were sent from Mitchell’s cell phone to the suspect. The suspect showed the material to her attorney, Jeff Jakmides, who took the information to Williams and Chief City Prosecutor John Simpson.

Williams said he immediately launched an internal investigation into Mitchell’s alleged misuse of a personal cell phone to communicate with the suspect.

Mitchell has not been charged with a crime. It is unknown if the allegations against him would rise to criminal charges if they are found to be true. Mitchell remains on duty, according to Mayor Francis H. Cicchinelli, because the matter still is being investigated.

NO DISCIPLINARY RECORD

Mitchell’s personnel record does not contain information about the investigation. He was hired March 18, 1996, and has no record of discipline.

Attempts to reach Mitchell at the Police Department on Thursday were unsuccessful. Williams, speaking through a clerk, would not permit The Independent to speak to Mitchell or his union representative.

Jakmides would not comment on specifics of the text messages.

“My client is cooperating with the Massillon Police Department, specifically Lt. (Keith) Moser, in the investigation of the conduct of one Massillon police officer that was involved in that arrest,” Jakmides said.

“The investigation is still ongoing, and my client and I are scheduled to meet again with the police authorities. We have turned over certain documentation and I suppose since the matter is a pending investigation, we probably shouldn’t comment any further.”

Jakmides said his client has no plans to take any legal action against the officer at this time.

“I don’t want to jeopardize any investigation, and I don’t know that it would really be fair to the officer either because the investigation is going to show what it’s going to show,” he said.

“I don’t know what they intend to do with the information. This is a police matter, and we’re going to let the police handle it the way they see fit.”

Williams said there is no timeline to complete the investigation. He noted that the suspect still was in the process of turning over about a dozen of the text messages as of Thursday.

Law Director Perry Stergios said his office is aware of the case, but is waiting for the department to finish its investigation.

Safety-Service Director Mike Loudiana said the case has been prolonged, in part, because the city is in the process of acquiring phone records. Stergios expects the case to be forwarded the Canton City Prosecutor’s Office when it is completed to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

DUI CHARGES DISMISSED

While the internal investigation continues into the officer’s actions after the drunken driving arrest, all but one traffic charge has been dismissed against the woman.

A blood test showed no signs of alcohol. A urine test showed no signs of drugs or alcohol. And crime lab test proved that the straw and mirror contained no drug residue, Prosecuting Attorney Laura Darrow said.

Jakmides also provided prescriptions for the medications found in the suspect’s car.

“I knew right away that I was going to dismiss this,” Darrow said. “As far as I’m concerned, these pictures or text messages have nothing to do with my case. My labs are what control my case. I cannot prosecute when the exculpatory evidence shows they are not guilty.”

Massillon Municipal Judge Edward Elum dismissed the criminal charges and the suspect pleaded to a charge of failure to control.

Officer Jeffrey Leavey Arrested for Violating Court Order

A Spokane County Jail deputy accused of attacking his wife last month was arrested again today after police say he violated a court order.

Jeffrey S. Leavey, 40, was booked into jail just after noon. He was arrested at his lawyer’s office after his wife told police he’d been sending her text messages, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Leavey reportedly sent the woman more than a dozen text messages Wednesday, despite a court order prohibiting him from contacting her.

Leavey was first arrested Dec. 19 at his home in Colbert and placed on paid administrative leave with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, where he’s worked for two years.

Leavey reportedly told investigators he’d held his wife down on their bed, told her she couldn’t leave, threw a box at her and hit her in the arms “five to 25 times,” according to court documents. His wife had red marks on her arms and chest, deputies said. He was released from jail on his own recognizance Dec. 21.

Leavey is charged with unlawful imprisonment, two counts of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief.

He’s in jail without bail for violating a court order, according to jail records.

Officer Bryan Crews Terminated for Sending Sexually Explicit Material on His Cell Phone

A Dallas police officer was terminated Thursday for a series of department violations, including sending and receiving "inappropriate and/or sexually explicit material on his cell phone."

Police Chief David Kunkle said the actions of Officer Bryan Crews — a 4 1/2-year veteran of the force — had a tendency to adversely affect, lower, or destroy public respect and confidence in the department.

Police said Crews' other violations included:

• taking unauthorized photos of crime scenes

• failing to follow procedures concerning the return of a citizen's identification card

• failing to provide violators with a copy of their citations

• displaying inappropriate photos to co-workers while on duty

Crews served at the Southeast Patrol Division.
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Trooper James Gilbert Charged with Soliciting Sex from Minor

A state trooper accused of having sexual communications with the teenage daughter of another FHP employee has been fired and charged with soliciting sex from a minor.

And now an internal probe by the Orange County Sheriff's Office has targeted the trooper's ex-wife after she was accused of trying to intimidate the teen's mother.

James E. Gilbert was a trooper for more than 15 years when he was arrested Dec. 4 on 10 counts of solicitation of a minor via a computer. The Florida Highway Patrol terminated him the next day.

Gilbert is accused of having sexual conversations and text messages with a 17-year-old. An FHP investigative report said Gilbert, who was a corporal, sent the girl more than 600 text messages during a one-month period last year.

In a written statement filed in Orange County court, the girl's mother said Gilbert talked about taking the teen to a cabin in Tennessee where they would "take things slow."

The teen told an investigator she told Gilbert he shouldn't talk to her that way. She said Gilbert, 45, responded by saying things like, "Nothing illegal about this; we're doing nothing wrong." And, "It's your choice, even if anybody found out, if I still want to do something or if you did, nobody can stop us; there's nothing wrong with it."

Gilbert would not comment Thursday. When questioned in November by an investigator, Gilbert also chose not to make a statement, an FHP report said.

He is free on bond and is slated to go to trial in August.

Meanwhile, the teen's mother said their stress about the situation intensified when Gilbert's ex-wife, Orange County Deputy Alberta Gilbert, tried to intimidate her at work last month.

The mother runs a business at a Florida's Turnpike service plaza. She said Alberta Gilbert came to the plaza, walked past her business and mouthed a curse word. She said Gilbert's wife then sat at a table near her business for more than an hour. She said the deputy rubbed her gun and stared at her.

"I was scared that she was going to do something," the woman said.

The mother said she gave the Orange County Sheriff's Office a surveillance video from inside the plaza. The Sheriff's Office confirmed Gilbert is being investigated internally, but an agency spokesman couldn't comment or confirm the allegations because the case is open. An attempt to reach Alberta Gilbert was unsuccessful.

A temporary injunction was filed against James Gilbert in September — before he was charged criminally — because the teen is afraid of him and his persistent sexual advances.

"It's very stressful. It's very upsetting," the teen's mother said Thursday. "I'm constantly outside checking around. We worry about revenge or retaliation."

The Orlando Sentinel is not publishing the mother's name because it would identify her daughter.
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Officer Troy Guthman Accused of Sexual Misconduct with 16-year-old

The Ladysmith Police and Fire Commission will meet in closed session on Wednesday this week to review allegations that a 10-year veteran of the city's police department sent inappropriate text messages of a sexual nature to a 16-year-old high school girl.

Police Chief Dean Meyer said patrol officer Troy Guthman has been suspended with pay pending an investigation. Meyer added the allegations involve possible off-duty conduct and are not work-related.

"Troy is suspended pending the outcome of the internal investigation," Meyer said. "Nothing we found was on-duty conduct."

Guthman allegedly sent at least three text messages using his personal cell phone to the Ladysmith High School girl, according to Meyer. He said the girl reported the text messages to a school guidance counselor, who informed officials.

He declined to state what the messages said.

Meyer said the department has policies and procedures dictating both on and off-duty conduct for its officers. He also said possible discipline facing Guthman includes additional suspension without pay and termination.

The allegations against Guthman were included in a motion filed last week in Rusk County Circuit Court by the attorney for Peter J. Ollinger, who was scheduled for a jury trial April 21-23 on four counts of alleged sexual misconduct. Both Guthman and the girl he had text messaged were scheduled to testify as witnesses in the trial.

Ollinger's attorney Carol A. Conklin questioned Guthman's credibility as a witness in the trial. She filed a motion in circuit court last week alleging any testimony by Guthman "may be biased if allegations against him are valid.

Conklin also stated in the motion that "Guthman's credibility is at issue if the allegations against him are valid." She also requested access to Guthman's personnel file including any and all school records, notes, e-mails and memos.

In the motion, Conklin said "On April 1, 2009, Guthman is currently suspended due to allegations he has been sending text messages of a sexual nature to [the girl]."

The girl is identified only by her three initials in the motion.

A verbal motion made last Thursday by Rusk County District Attorney Kathy Pakes in circuit court to dismiss the charges against Ollinger, 29, was granted without prejudice. Charges could be filed against Ollinger again in the future, but currently all charges against Ollinger in this case have been dismissed, they have not been proven and he is presumed innocent.

Meyer, who will present evidence to the commission in closed session about Guthman's text message contacts with the girl, said the Ollinger case and the Guthman investigation are not connected other than the officer and the girl were both scheduled to testify during the Ollinger trial.
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Officer Ken Groppi Has Resigned

A Plymouth police officer accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a female high school student has resigned.

Officer Ken Groppi was a resource officer at Plymouth North High School. He had been under investigation since last week when the student came forward and reported the messages to school officials.

Groppi, 36, submitted a letter of resignation to Plymouth police Tuesday morning.

Police officials say there is no indication that any physical contact occurred between Groppi and the student.

Groppi had been with the Plymouth Police Department for five years and had been assigned to the high school for about three years.

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