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New police group-sex claims pr
The police have launched an investigation into claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour by officers in the Bay of Plenty as recently as five years ago.
The Government ordered an urgent police report, prompted by allegations in a Sunday newspaper of group sex in 2001 involving convicted rapist Brad Shipton and two other former officers.
An unnamed woman also claims that from the 1990s until 2002, she regularly had sex with serving police officers, who were often sexually violent and abusive. She claims they would arrive while on duty and used handcuffs and batons on her, a... Read more
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The Register-Mail - Galesburg,
07 March 2006
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State police called to investi
Underage drinking involved police
MONMOUTH - The Illinois State Police have been called in to investigate the incident in Monmouth involving police officers, alcohol and underage girls.
"Yeah, I called them (ISP) in to review the incident," Monmouth Police Chief Brad Zeigler confirmed this morning. "I called them Friday."
Zeigler referred all other comment to Warren County State's Attorney Chip Algren, except to say he did not know when state police would begin investigating.
"The chief called the state police after conferring with the state's attorney," Mayor Rod Davies said. "This could be a criminal investigation and he (Algren) just asked we reserve any comment or judgment until after the matter's completed."
The mayor said Zeigler and Algren have talked with the chief investigator for the state police.
Algren said today Zeigler and the mayor called him last Friday and asked if he thought it would be a good idea to have state police review the Monmouth Police Department's internal review, "and also delve into anything else they find."
Algren, emphasizing that he does not know at this time if state police will find any wrongdoing, added, "assuming that they find something that potentially could be criminal activity, I would send all that information to the appellate prosecutor's office or the attorney general and ask them to prosecute the case."
A Monmouth woman who spoke at Monday's meeting of the Monmouth City Council said today calling in the state police is a good idea.
"There's just been a lot going on in Monmouth," said Lela Agan, one of number of citizens who spoke at the meeting. "I think the whole situation should be investigated from top to bottom. I do not think there should be double standards. I don't think there should be a code of ethics for police officers and another code of ethics for everyday people."
Agan added, however, "We do have some good officers."
Randy Ewing and Terry Hepner were suspended for five days without pay in September after failing to take action against four underage girls who were drinking and in possession of alcohol when they stopped by Hepner's house.
The incident happened in August. Zeigler said the officers did not buy the alcohol, the girls brought it to Hepner's home. A third officer who was at Hepner's house at the time, Brian Hall, was disciplined but not suspended, according to Algren.
Algren said Hepner and Hall were off duty when the girls - ages 18 to 20 - arrived at Hepner's house with beer. Ewing, who was on duty, had stopped at Hepner's home.
The incident has residents buzzing, with allegations of a cover up. City officials say it was a personnel matter and thus not made public.
Zeigler received an anonymous letter alleging misconduct at Hepner's home. After disciplining the officers, Zeigler learned of photographs one of the girls took of the others with the officers.
Agan does not have a serious problem with how Zeigler has handled the situation.
"He's new on the job," she said. "I think he's been advised or told what to do. I don't think they thought the truth would really get out."
Zeigler has been the police chief in Monmouth for two years.
Agan said she thinks someone tried to hide the facts.
"So they knew it was wrong," she said.
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