Thursday, March 16, 2006
LOOKS LIKE I WAS RIGHT IN MY EARLIER POSTING ABOUT THE COPS.
LOOKS LIKE I WAS RIGHT IN MY EARLIER POSTING ABOUT THE COPS. Of course, there's always the "everybody was doing it" defense. Might be applicable here.
Officer's record has 27 complaints
He's accused of sexual assault of two women
By JOHN DIEDRICH
jdiedrich@journalsentinel.com
Posted: Mar. 15, 2006
A Milwaukee police officer charged with sexually assaulting two women has had 27 complaints filed against him in his 16-year career, according to the department.
Officer Steven J. Lelinski has asked a judge to block release of those complaints after the department found parts of 19 of them should be turned over to the Journal Sentinel under the state's open records law. The newspaper on Jan. 4 requested all complaints against Lelinski.
Lelinski, 42, a politically prominent officer who sat on several boards, has been charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor from two alleged sexual assaults, one from October, the other from 2002. If convicted on all counts, Lelinski faces up to 80 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and is suspended with pay, per state law.In a Feb. 27 letter to the newspaper, the department said 27 complaints were filed against Lelinski, three of which resulted in criminal investigations. One remains open. No details of the complaints were released.
