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rurallib

(63,198 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:37 PM Jul 2016

Former Muscatine police officer sentenced to up to 10 years in prison

http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/muscatine/former-muscatine-police-officer-sentenced-to-up-to-years-in/article_08b7002d-5164-5fb2-ad3b-6df3766289da.html

District Judge Mark Lawson sentenced Tovar, 49, to up to 10 years in prison.

"You violated a public trust. Hopefully, this will send a message to the community that no one is above the law," Lawson said directing his remarks at Tovar.

Tovar was an on-duty officer with the Muscatine Police Department in February 2013 when he drove the victim, (note: I will exclude the name - it is in the article), to the Clarion Hotel in Muscatine after her boyfriend was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Tovar than proceeded to have sexual intercourse with her. Martin testified she was intoxicated, and had little memory of the night.


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Former Muscatine police officer sentenced to up to 10 years in prison (Original Post) rurallib Jul 2016 OP
"3rd Degree Sexual Abuse" sounds a little like "Official Repression," a peculiar crime... Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #1
 

Eleanors38

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1. "3rd Degree Sexual Abuse" sounds a little like "Official Repression," a peculiar crime...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 04:37 PM
Jul 2016

that is usedby prosecutors to cover rape and other sexual crimes when committed by the police. They are much milder charges.

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