Post by WaTcHeR on Oct 12, 2006 11:33:43 GMT -5
10.12.2006 - BOSTON -- A 12-year veteran of the Boston Police Department has been charged with a federal civil rights violation alleging he coerced a woman to perform a sex act in 2004.
Officer Michael LoPriore, 37, of Everett has agreed to plead guilty, resign, and never seek another job as a police officer in Massachusetts, according to a plea agreement filed with U.S. attorney's office, The Boston Globe reported. It said the resignation was effective Wednesday.
John Swomley, an attorney for LoPriore's alleged victim, told the Globe that the investigation began when his client, who said the officer had pressured her to perform sex several times, took a case containing his badge and other identification from his car one night. Swomley said the woman was afraid no one would believe her.
"She plopped down a badge in a black leather case and said, 'Oh, my God, what do I do?" Swomley said. The attorney said he turned the items over to the FBI.
LoPriore's attorney, Thomas Drechsler, declined to comment to the Globe on the case, except to say, "I hope the matter will be resolved shortly."
Drechsler did not immediately return telephone messages to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. A telephone listing for LoPriore could not immediately be found.
LoPriore faces a maximum of one year in prison, but his attorney may seek probation, the Globe reported.
Acting Boston Police Commissioner Albert Goslin told the Globe that Boston police worked with federal authorities to craft language in the plea agreement that said LoPriore will waive all rights to reinstatement, appeal or lost pay associated with his resignation.
Goslin had said LoPriore was placed on administrative leave after the federal charge was filed against him. He said LoPriore had been assigned to clerical work after the FBI informed the department in 2004 of its investigation, and that the department was restricted by law from suspending him.
During the federal investigation, LoPriore was charged in state court with felony larceny on allegations he forged signatures on time cards and collected $1,102 in pay in 2004 for construction details he did not work. That case is pending.
The Globe reported, citing police department records, that LoPriore was suspended after complaints against him in 2002. He was accused of transporting an intoxicated woman in his police car without notifying a supervisor, and on another occasion of taking an intoxicated woman from a club disturbance and dropping her off in Charlestown.
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Officer Michael LoPriore, 37, of Everett has agreed to plead guilty, resign, and never seek another job as a police officer in Massachusetts, according to a plea agreement filed with U.S. attorney's office, The Boston Globe reported. It said the resignation was effective Wednesday.
John Swomley, an attorney for LoPriore's alleged victim, told the Globe that the investigation began when his client, who said the officer had pressured her to perform sex several times, took a case containing his badge and other identification from his car one night. Swomley said the woman was afraid no one would believe her.
"She plopped down a badge in a black leather case and said, 'Oh, my God, what do I do?" Swomley said. The attorney said he turned the items over to the FBI.
LoPriore's attorney, Thomas Drechsler, declined to comment to the Globe on the case, except to say, "I hope the matter will be resolved shortly."
Drechsler did not immediately return telephone messages to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. A telephone listing for LoPriore could not immediately be found.
LoPriore faces a maximum of one year in prison, but his attorney may seek probation, the Globe reported.
Acting Boston Police Commissioner Albert Goslin told the Globe that Boston police worked with federal authorities to craft language in the plea agreement that said LoPriore will waive all rights to reinstatement, appeal or lost pay associated with his resignation.
Goslin had said LoPriore was placed on administrative leave after the federal charge was filed against him. He said LoPriore had been assigned to clerical work after the FBI informed the department in 2004 of its investigation, and that the department was restricted by law from suspending him.
During the federal investigation, LoPriore was charged in state court with felony larceny on allegations he forged signatures on time cards and collected $1,102 in pay in 2004 for construction details he did not work. That case is pending.
The Globe reported, citing police department records, that LoPriore was suspended after complaints against him in 2002. He was accused of transporting an intoxicated woman in his police car without notifying a supervisor, and on another occasion of taking an intoxicated woman from a club disturbance and dropping her off in Charlestown.
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