Post by KC on Apr 29, 2006 21:12:43 GMT -5
04/29/2006 - . CLOUD, Fla. -- A St. Cloud police officer accused of having sex with a minor is still in jail even though the alleged victim now says it didn't happen.
The teenager, whose identity is being concealed, spoke to Channel 9 about the allegations.
Last September, the former police explorer signed an affidavit that she had sexual intercourse with Officer Joey Bishop when she was just 17. But now, just days after her 18th birthday, she is able to legally speak for herself. She filed a document asking the case be dropped.
He is in jail because of the St. Cloud Police Department. He doesn't deserve to be where he is. I did not have sex with Officer Bishop," the teen told Channel 9.
The teenager said investigators bullied her into writing the original report and that none if it is true.
The State Attorney's Office said it stands by the first affidavit and will prosecute Bishop.
When Bishop was arrested last year, Channel 9 obtained a polygraph test he took when he applied for a job at the Kissimmee Police Department. In the test he "admitted having sex with a 15-year-old when he was 18 ... and fondling the breasts of a 16-year-old at age 28."
The recruiter determined that Bishop lacked the integrity and credibility to be an officer. Bishop was later hired by the St. Cloud Police Department.
The teenager, whose identity is being concealed, spoke to Channel 9 about the allegations.
Last September, the former police explorer signed an affidavit that she had sexual intercourse with Officer Joey Bishop when she was just 17. But now, just days after her 18th birthday, she is able to legally speak for herself. She filed a document asking the case be dropped.
He is in jail because of the St. Cloud Police Department. He doesn't deserve to be where he is. I did not have sex with Officer Bishop," the teen told Channel 9.
The teenager said investigators bullied her into writing the original report and that none if it is true.
The State Attorney's Office said it stands by the first affidavit and will prosecute Bishop.
When Bishop was arrested last year, Channel 9 obtained a polygraph test he took when he applied for a job at the Kissimmee Police Department. In the test he "admitted having sex with a 15-year-old when he was 18 ... and fondling the breasts of a 16-year-old at age 28."
The recruiter determined that Bishop lacked the integrity and credibility to be an officer. Bishop was later hired by the St. Cloud Police Department.