Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Cop, Email, Nude, Pics, Drunk | Themes: The Internet, Software, Networking, Business
A Kansas cop decided to help a drunk driver by emailing nude pics.
On February 27, a former Goddard, Kansas police officer, Calvin Schaffer, arrested a woman for driving under the influence of alcohol. However, the 44-year-old police officer contacted the woman by email and offered his help to dismiss the drunken driving charge in exchange for sex. Shaffer was eventually caught and arrested by the FBI, and is now scheduled for sentencing on November 16.
On Wednesday the U.S. Attorney's office reported that Schaffer pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud "for his engagement in a scheme to deprive citizens of his services" while still employed as a police officer. As reported by the Topeka Capital-Journal Online, prosecutors discovered that Schaffer used police department computers to send emails to the woman while he was on duty. The emails included photos of Schaffer partially undressed and nude.
The FBI said that the emails travelled through several jurisdictions and crossed state lines via Internet servers in California and Virginia. The Wichita Eagle reports that the woman actually approached the FBI to file a complaint against the officer. She also forked over secret recordings that she and two private investigators acquired during a telephone call to the officer. The woman said that she initially "played along" to get out of her criminal case. She also admitted to sending a nude photo of herself first.
Schaffer now faces a hefty fine of $250,000 and a possible 20-year maximum sentence in a federal prison.
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WTF...
This guy needs to be an officer in Mexico for this to work. You can pay them all the cops there.
crooked cop, imagine that.
yea you can pay them all the cops there! all our cops are belong to them
WTF... This guy needs to be an officer in Mexico for this to work. You can pay them all the cops there.
yea you can pay them all the cops there! all our cops are belong to them
Uh, what? Sounds like her plan all along was to either have sex with this guy so he'd help her with her case, or to blackmail him.
Granted, the cop was a moron who should have known better. He should have just taken that first email and had the D.A. charge her with attempted bribery and solicitation.
First of all, it is really sad to see cases like this where police abuse their authority. In New Mexico, a few months ago, a police officer was arrested after it was discovered that he took a drunk female suspect to her home and raped her several times. Maybe he thought she wouldn't remember.
However, another issue this brings to light is just how technically UNsavvy a lot of these law enforcement officers are. Yet they want to be able to search your laptop at borders, and as some have proposed, during a traffic stop if your laptop is in plain view. I could just see it now...
Cop: Hey... you've got pictures of little kids on here.
Citizen: Uh, those are my children.
Cop: Why are they naken?
Citizen: *Looking incredulous* Uh... because they are taking a bath.
Cop: CHILD PORN! You're under arrest!!
crooked cop, imagine that.
Yes, but it's the women who initiated it, by her own admission. This puts the cop on a little less guilty level, but doesn't save him.
That's a cheap trick. She gets off her charges (I think), doesn't follow through with the arrangement, and instead gets the guy in a load of trouble. Of course he was in the wrong too, but damn he got played hard.
One of my ex's got a cops email address too after her ex bf scared her. She was sure he was trying to pick her up. Most cops are sleezy, crooked bastards - it's no wonder they have such a high divorce rate.
Yes, but it's the women who initiated it, by her own admission. This puts the cop on a little less guilty level, but doesn't save him.
"the 44-year-old police officer contacted the woman by email and offered his help to dismiss the drunken driving charge in exchange for sex."
Looks like he initiated it, she just sent the first picture to play along and get more evidence from the douche. It might be a little hard to bust a cop based on one email and your word.
How dumb do you have to be to use email (your work's, no less) in such a way?
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!
Welcome to 95% of ALL police officers (and especially Sherrifs). A bunch of freaking rejects in highschool that now are eager to show just how cool they are. SO much so, that they are willing beat you and ask question later. Willing to pull you over without any probable cause and who is going to whole the police responsible since the police hold everyone else responsible? This whole legal and enforcement system is on the verge of collapsing on itself.
Way to Be.
A friend of mine once sent me photos of his cat over the internet and it crossed state lines. can this be news here too? :3
Not enough journalism going on here. I'll need to see the picture she sent to the police officer before I can decide who to blame.
What if the guy had something for the girl, and reverse?
He can only be charged if the woman was bothered by his actions, or by the time he spend in his workinghours doing private stuff, as well as using work computers for personal issues.
WHAT A DUMB ASS COP.. HAHA HOPE YOU GET FIRED!!!
once a firned of mine's car borke down on the road, yes he was alittle drunk he went walkign to get help , and left his wife adn thier kid back at teh car , wellll, some cops stopped him and wanted to press him with intoxication in public , , while they were doign thsi he was sayign "get help for my wife and baby kid , they are stuck on teh road a few miles back " to which teh a-hole cops told yeah they'll go get blow jobs form her and shit while his ass is in jail. one of the cops in question was a real stupid fucker i knoew in high school. and of course we are all out in the boonies. this and many oterh stories of cops out here , are real sotries of ass hole cops at thier worst.
I am happy to see this citizen report this abuse. It is also refreshing to know that the laws were carefully considered so he could be charged to fullest extent of the law. This is the system working at its finest.
I think Bubba at the prison is going to like those pictures of Mr. Schaffer before he pays a visit to the ex cop.
What's the matter with Kansas?
(for those who don't know, it's a book)
the cop will have his sex allright: buttsex with bubbah in a prison shower
Yup, the highlight of our society that gleams so bright sits behind a computer smashing police officers because one retard decided to try and take advantage of his power. Typical comments, didn't expect anything "intelligent" to be said here anyway.
Yup, the highlight of our society that gleams so bright sits behind a computer smashing police officers because one retard decided to try and take advantage of his power. Typical comments, didn't expect anything "intelligent" to be said here anyway.
^ ... he typed while chewing on a donut
He really needs to get punish for being a dirty cop and an idiot. But please 20 years for this, He could get less for killing someone. Some punishment don't fit the crime. I know it says maximum, but still, I think thats crazy. Am I the only one that think that way?
The officer in question clearly abused his authority. Trying to defend *any* of his actions by suggesting she did something wrong (sending him a picture first) is simple misdirection. There are no entrapment laws anymore. Just like the police can put a high powered sports car on the freeway and entice people to race, then ticket and arrest them, even impound and seize their car. This cop was an idiot, not because he was a cop, but because he was a human. He made a mistake... Does he deserve prison rape? No. Should he keep his job? Absolutely not. Lets consider justice before condemnation eh?
For those with trouble with reading comprehension... The officer contacted her first with the offer for sex in exchange for a get out of jail free card. She was just the first one to email a nude photo, likely at the officers request.
Yup, the highlight of our society that gleams so bright sits behind a computer smashing police officers because one retard decided to try and take advantage of his power. Typical comments, didn't expect anything "intelligent" to be said here anyway.
A police-pig wannabe comes to a technical site and doesn't expect anything of intelligence? Cops really are stupid.
There aren't any hookers in Kansas?
For those with trouble with reading comprehension... The officer contacted her first with the offer for sex in exchange for a get out of jail free card. She was just the first one to email a nude photo, likely at the officers request.
Allegedly. It's his word against hers, and no one else can ever know for sure. I think she planned it out and took advantage of the situation.
Damn if you're gonna be crooked don't be so stupid. This cop must've never heard, "pictures are worth a thousand words."