The scandal with the “werewolf in uniform” is being examined by the American press and justice. In the resort state of Florida, a tourist crossed the road in the wrong place, for which she was raped by a police officer. The policeman was detained – but law enforcement officers are investigating whether there were other victims on his account.
It went like this: A Clearwater Beach Police Department officer was arrested after stopping a tourist for jaywalking early Sunday morning and then demanding her sexual favors. The police officer, Nicholas Paloma, 29, was on duty in Clearwater Beach on the night shift. He stopped a 32-year-old woman as she crossed the road at a roundabout at about 2.30 am. He told the woman that she had crossed the road and could be charged with hooliganism.
Paloma then told the tourist to get into his car and she got into the front passenger seat, telling the tourist he would take her to a hotel and “made efforts to deny us the ability to track his car.” The officer then drove the victim to various locations in Clearwater Beach for approximately 30 minutes, had sex with her, and then dropped her off down the street from her hotel. Moreover, the police arrived at the hotel not at the call of a tourist, but at the sound of a scandal – the victim had quarreled with her friend over whether it was worth filing a complaint against the policeman. She told the arriving police about what happened. Early on Sunday morning, a criminal and administrative investigation was launched.
Local authorities said they were “extremely upset by the betrayal of trust people have in our officers and the damage to their reputation.” The officer was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. He faces charges of sexual assault by a law enforcement officer and unlawful detention. The police and the press are also trying to find out whether the “werewolf in uniform” has other victims.