Court: Cop sent 8,000 SEXTS to female crime victims, should get his job back

An appeals court has ruled that a male Cleveland police officer fired for sending 8,000 sexually explicit texts to female crime victims should get his job back.

Detective Vincent Lucarelli was fired in January 2013 after an internal affairs investigation found that he had committed numerous departmental violations that included the text messages which were sent to seven women, six of who were crime victims.

The violations also included him having contact with women at their homes while on duty and inside his police car.

In a 2 to 1 vote on Thursday, the 8th District Court of Appeals upheld a county court judge's ruling that Arbitrator Gary W Spring correctly decided that Lucarelli should be disciplined but not fired.

While Spring found there was a 'mountain of misconduct' warranting harsh punishment, he said the city did not consider mitigating factors including statements from colleagues who praised Lucarelli, according to Cleveland.com.

The arbitrator also noted that none of the women, which included two whose cases were reportedly open at the time, filed complaints regarding the detective's advances.

From: Vincent Lucarelli who sent 8,000 SEXTS to female crime victims 'should get his job back' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3466223/Court-Cop-fired-sexting-...