Well, it sounds like "sexting" isn't just for kids anymore! Now, even cops can get in on the act. This case involves Calvin Schaffer, formerly with the Goddard (KS) Police Department, and a female motorist he arrested for DUI back in February of this year.
In his plea agreement, Schaffer admitted using a police department computer while on duty to send e-mails and naked photos of himself to the woman. Under the deal, he would not be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea even if the judge rejects the prosecution’s sentencing recommendations.Former southern Kansas police officer pleads guilty in ‘sexting’ case - Kansas City Star
According to an FBI affidavit, Mason went to the FBI in March to file a complaint. She gave the FBI secret recordings that she and two private investigators had made of a telephone call and a meeting between her and the officer.
Mason told the FBI she initially “played along” with the officer’s sexual innuendo while en route to jail after her arrest in hopes of getting help with her criminal case, court records show.
According to the affidavit, Schaffer told FBI agents during an interview that Mason had e-mailed him nude photos of herself before he ever sent her photos of himself. He showed the photos of her to the agents, who then seized his BlackBerry.
His big mistake to me was using company equipment to send the photos. That is a no no, but really, two consenting adults sending photos to each other, where exactly is the crime?
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