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LAPD Officer Indicted for Trading Sex for Arrest

By Steven Rodriguez

It’s appalling when the very people charged with protecting society abuse their powers and cause harm to the people they are assigned to protect. Some would argue that it happens every day in Washington, but it’s an unusual occurrence when the perpetrator is a member of the Los Angeles Police Department.  In October, LAPD Officer Russell Mecano, part of the West LA Patrol Division, was indicted by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury for sex crimes committed or initiated while on duty and in uniform. Mecano was immediately arrested and is out on bail awaiting his December 12 arraignment. LAPD has relieved the officer of his police powers and assigned him to his home pending the outcome of criminal and LAPD internal affairs proceedings...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on November 07, 2008 (boomark / email).