A NewJersey police officer has been suspended after allegedly triying to swap a police favor for a sexual act.
Monroe Township police officer Robert Marzi wascharged with misconduct last week following allegations of “unauthorized exercise of his official functions with the purpose to obtain a benefit to himself,” the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday. Marzi, 29, has been suspended without pay. He was placed on administrative leave Monday after a complaint against him was signed Aug. 10, the prosecutor’s office said.
The two-year veteran of the force allegedly promised to help a woman with pending criminal charges in exchange for oral sex, the Courier-Post reported. Marzi turned himself in after learning of the complaint, according to the Courier-Post.
He posted $25,000 bail and has been released.
“It is deeply regretful that a member of the Monroe Township Police Department has been charged with a crime,” Monroe Police Chief John McKeown said in a statement. “Like all persons accused of a criminal act, this officer is entitled to due process of the law. I expect this to take time.” The chiefsaid his departmentwill continue to cooperate with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, and will conduct its own administrative investigation.
Officer charged for reportedly trading favors for sex
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