Police Officer Charged of Criminal Harassment

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

On July 17, a judge will sentence a regional police officer who is accused of harassing and stalking a woman and a 16-year-old girl. Jayson Doyle, a police force veteran for eight years, is charged with criminal harassment (two counts). The alleged crimes happened in between April 2006 to April 2008.

Prosecutor Alonzo Wright said that Doyle’s actions were reckless, “in fact, it made the two accusers very fearful.” On the other hand, defense lawyer David Bright defended his client by saying that prosecution was “taking a moral wrong and making it criminally wrong.” He said further that “My client is a married man and according to many people, what he did was morally wrong, but will it be legally wrong?”

In four days, Judge Robert Stroud heard 20 people’s testimony, including Doyle and the two accusers. The court heard that Doyle asked a woman to strip in front of a webcam. He also sent a 16-year-old girl a message on Facebook, called her at home and work, and parked across the street of her house to watch her.

When Doyle took the stand, he admitted that he crossed the line when he asked a woman to show her breasts on the webcam. However, he said he never threatened or pursued the woman. As for the teen, he said he thought she was 18 years old and denied that he’s harassing the girl.

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