Friday, January 21, 2011

16-year-old boy accused Oklahoma City police officer of sex abuse, affidavit says

A 16-year-old boy told people at his church he was being sexually abused by an Oklahoma City police officer before it was reported to authorities, according to a probable cause affidavit.
BY KIMBERLY BURK kburk@opubco.com
Published: January 21, 2011

A 16-year-old boy told three people at his church he was being sexually abused by an Oklahoma City police officer, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Sgt. Maurice Anthony Martinez, 44, was arrested Wednesday on complaints of forcible sodomy and lewd acts with a child under 16 and placed on paid administrative leave from his job as a patrol officer. He has not been charged.

The teen told a police detective he had been made to perform sex acts several times since his 14th birthday, according to the affidavit filed Thursday. He also told police he knew of other victims.

Martinez has had about 60 foster children come through his home since 2001, a Department of Human Services spokeswoman said Thursday. At the time of his arrest he had three foster sons and three adopted sons between the ages of 12 and 17 and was the only adult in the home.

Last year, Martinez received an award for his dedication as a foster parent. FULL STORY

My first inclination was to condemn Martinez as a pervert with a badge. An AFRA member pointed out that this might be a false allegation.  My retort was "He doesn't deserve any better treatment than we got when we were falsely accused".  The AFRA member shot back at me "EVERYBODY deserves better treatment than we got".  I had to agree that "Yes, this is true".  Whether Martinez is Guilty as sin or Falsely Accused, either way the system is corrupt.

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