Edmonds officer arrested for alleged sex with woman in custody
Credit: Edmonds Police Department
Officer Daniel Lavely
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Updated yesterday at 3:10 PM
An Edmonds police officer has been arrested for allegedly having sex on duty with a woman who was in his temporary custody for jaywalking.
Officer Daniel Lavely, 46, was arrested and booked at the Snohomish County Jail on one count of Custodial Sexual Misconduct. Formal charges are expected to be filed by the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office.
Officer Daniel Lavely, 46, was arrested and booked at the Snohomish County Jail on one count of Custodial Sexual Misconduct. Formal charges are expected to be filed by the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office.
Everett police were asked to investigate the May 7 incident involving the 28-year-old Seattle woman. They determined there was probable cause that criminal conduct occurred.
Everett police said Lavely released the woman after the jaywalking stop but contacted her again later, put her in his patrol car and drove to a remote location where they had sex.
The woman reported it a few days later, and Lavely was placed on paid leave and his law enforcement authority was suspended.
Lavely has been with the Edmonds Police Department for seven and a half years.
The woman reported it a few days later, and Lavely was placed on paid leave and his law enforcement authority was suspended.
Lavely has been with the Edmonds Police Department for seven and a half years.
KING 5's Liza Javier compiled information for this report.
My...
"formal request to have the DOJ-ACLU-FBI consider looking into possible severe Police Misconducts out of the ****** Police Department and any other Snohomish County Police Department who may be in question. This would include but not be limited to:
"formal request to have the DOJ-ACLU-FBI consider looking into possible severe Police Misconducts out of the ****** Police Department and any other Snohomish County Police Department who may be in question. This would include but not be limited to:
Is being put together at this moment and will be send (hopefully) FedEx to all of you on Monday..
Now... now does everyone see that we do have an issue with PSM in WA State and this must be addressed sooner rather than later! Three out of Snohomish County in the past 2 1/2 years that I had already been reporting.. Two from the EPD alone- how many does
this make for Snohomish County in less than as many years?
Time to rip this band aid off and fix this issue before it gets worse... and we all know, it will~
Everett police officer fired for allegedly having sex with teen
Former cop denies misconduct, appealing his firing
THIS IS WHAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE DONE IN WAS STATE NOW! AND I HAVE MADE THIS VERY CLEAR TO WA STATE~
ANY WA State Police Officer caught having sex on duty- sex w/a minor-Lies and Abuses, commits crimes to have sex on duty.. NO SECOND CHANCES! Gone! Period! End of subject GONE! Turn in your badge, turn in your weapon- GONE! In writing in EVERY WA State Police Department Policies and Procedures Manual. One gets fired the next doesn't. One resigned, the next doesn't-One gets "punished" the next doesn't.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
This must be done- should have been done 30 years ago, but better late than NEVER!
Published: Friday, March 9, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Investigators believe former officer Brian Nelson, 40, met the teen through the school resource officer program, according to the termination letter obtained by The Herald through public records laws.
Nelson, a 12-year veteran of the department, has denied any misconduct and is appealing his termination.
Nelson, a 12-year veteran of the department, has denied any misconduct and is appealing his termination.
Nelson and his then-wife were both school resource officers for Everett police. The girl, then 16, was a student at the school where Nelson's wife worked.
His wife apparently was mentoring the teen, who began spending time at the couple's home.
The girl told investigators she was 16 when she and Nelson first had sex, according to the documents. She said the two repeatedly engaged in sexual activity between November 2010 and April 2011.
At the end of August, the teen told a teacher about the relationship. The teacher notified Child Protective Services, in accordance with state law.
According to police documents, the teen told the officer's wife about the allegations in June. The woman confronted Nelson, but did not report the alleged relationship to her supervisors at the police department, records show.
His wife apparently was mentoring the teen, who began spending time at the couple's home.
The girl told investigators she was 16 when she and Nelson first had sex, according to the documents. She said the two repeatedly engaged in sexual activity between November 2010 and April 2011.
At the end of August, the teen told a teacher about the relationship. The teacher notified Child Protective Services, in accordance with state law.
According to police documents, the teen told the officer's wife about the allegations in June. The woman confronted Nelson, but did not report the alleged relationship to her supervisors at the police department, records show.
Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz on Thursday said he was not permitted to say if the woman has been disciplined. She has been assigned to other duties and is no longer working in the school resource officer program, he said.
A criminal investigation was conducted by Snohomish County sheriff's detectives. Prosecutors reviewed the case but declined to file charges. In general, the legal age for consensual sex in Washington is 16.
Everett police also conducted an internal investigation.
Nelson admitted to being alone with the girl on multiple nights but denied any sexual contact, according to the documents. Nelson and his wife no longer are a couple.
In the termination letter, Police Chief Kathy Atwood wrote that Nelson's conduct was disheartening and a violation of his duty as a police officer to protect the teen from harm.
The decision to fire Nelson was based on the teen's "credible sworn statement" and "compelling circumstantial evidence supporting (the girl's) allegations," the chief wrote.
"Your conduct is unbecoming an Everett officer and fails to meet the high standards of integrity, trust, public trust, and professionalism incumbent upon us all," Atwood wrote.
Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.
"Your conduct is unbecoming an Everett officer and fails to meet the high standards of integrity, trust, public trust, and professionalism incumbent upon us all," Atwood wrote.
But what Officer XXXXXXX has done to ME and other women (I Have Proof so don't even try) IS NOT! conduct unbecoming an Everett officer and DOES NOT fail to meet the high standards of integrity, trust, public trust, and professionalism incumbent upon us all.. Really... How So Miss Attwood? We know how so.. and so do you!!
NO EXCEPTIONS!
