Quick Hits – Sex on duty, indemnification, grievance timelines and court actions

Sex on duty and the termination of two police officersTwo San Antonio police officers were placed on indefinite suspension (essentially dismissed) after allegations that they had engaged in sexual relations while on duty and a claim that one had "taunted" the other's wife. The terminations resulted in considerable publicity at the time (SAPD fires officers accused of having sex while on duty), and arbitrators have recently upheld both terminations.Arbitrator Edward Valverde upheld the termination of one of the officers, finding that evidence presented at the hearing, including text messages exchanged between the two and actions both engaged in to conceal their activity, provided "ample basis" to support the decision to terminate.Arbitrator William McKee upheld the termination of the second officer who had been dismissed for "taunting" the wife of the other officer after the wife had been arrested for assaulting her.  Arbitrator McKee…

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