PhotoA prosecutor in California said on Friday that criminal charges would be filed against seven current or former police officers in the San Francisco Bay Area, capping a monthslong investigation into allegations of officers having sex with a teenage prostitute. The allegations had roiled the Oakland Police Department, and five of those being charged were from that agency. A prostitute, the 19-year-old daughter of a police dispatcher, claimed that she had had sex with multiple officers from agencies around the Bay Area. “The serious nature of the allegations called for nothing less than a meticulous examination of any and all evidence that came to light,” the prosecutor’s statement said. The charges against the officers in California are pending the woman’s return, the prosecutor’s office said.

Source: New York Times September 09, 2016 23:48 UTC