Originally Posted by edgeprod

The article says that the cop is apparently on tape (the girl's boyfriend recorded a conversation with him) admitting he has a "problem". If that tape is played in open court, there should be no doubt about a conviction -- it sounds pretty damning for the cop.

The D.A. argued for a $5MM bail (and the judge agreed) because the cop was a SWAT member, and threatened to take a bunch of people out if he got arrested. The bail for the child-related charges was $150k; the rest was out of "public safety" concerns, so he didn't go on a shooting spree.

It's all basically come out in the articles that have been posted lately.