A Los Angeles police union will not defend a LAPD cop who was caught fondling a dead woman’s breasts.
On Dec. 4, the union that represents LAPD officers released a statement, saying the union “will not defend an officer accused of fondling the breasts of a dead woman.”
The cop was placed on leave after video footage from his body camera showed him abusing a corpse. The footage was viewed during a random check of body cameras.
According to CBS local affiliate KCAL9 News, nearly two weeks ago, the accused cop and his partner, both male, responded to a 911 call that a dead body was found inside of a residence.
The officers confirmed the woman was deceased and one cop left the residence to retrieve paperwork from a patrol car.
While his partner was outside, the accused cop turned off his body cam and then “inappropriately touched the woman’s body,” LAPD officials confirmed.
The cop was caught because body cameras have a two-minute buffer, meaning they capture two minutes of footage before the devices are activated.
According to KCAL9, the officer turned in his body camera at the end of his shift. The camera was then stored with thousands of other cameras.
The officer in charge of checking video footage from the cameras randomly picked up a camera off the shelf and viewed its content.
