The worst case is from
Bolivia, North Carolina. According to the complaint filed by a minor’s guardian
ad litem, a police officer, Jaymin Lenwood Murphy, came to a home to
investigate allegations that an adult had sent inappropriate photos via cell
phone to a minor child. The officer said he needed to question the minor in
private. Once in private, the officer had the minor remove her clothing so he
could take photos for his ‘investigative file.’ It gets worse. The officer
later returned on minor’s fourteenth birthday and raped her.
The runner-up story comes
from Bakersfield, California. A 21-year-old woman called the police to report a
burglary. Two deputies arrived and one led her into a room where she was then
sexually assaulted under the pretense of a ‘pat-down’ search by the deputy. The
authorities did move promptly against this deputy–so good for them.