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St Louis Adult Entertainment: Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights …
Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
WASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Justice Department announced today that Leon Pullen, 32, of Foley, Mo., pleaded guilty to civil rights violations stemming from several incidents where he sexually assaulted and stole money from women. Pullen was a police officer employed by the Uplands Park Police Department in suburban St. Louis.
According to court documents, on
July 15, 2009
, Officer Pullen responded to an advertisement placed on the Internet by a woman who posted her picture and contact information as a prostitute. Pullen contacted the woman via cell phone and identified himself as “Jimmy,” and without identifying himself as a police officer, arranged to meet her at a specific location in Uplands Park. He agreed to pay