Posted Jul 21, 2010 @ 03:06 AM
Last update Jul 21, 2010 @ 06:51 AM
A Stoughton patrolman, already in trouble for lying about an unauthorized alteration to his service weapon, outraged his colleagues when he showed them a photograph of himself, in uniform, abandoning his patrol to pose with a dwarf porn star outside a local strip club, Police Chief Paul Shastany said.
Patrolman Richard Bennett showed several colleagues a picture of his June 20 meeting with Bridget “The Midget” Powers, a 3-foot-9 adult-film star with dwarfism who was performing during a special engagement at Club Alex’s. Those officers then reported the matter to their superiors, who were already investigating Bennett for having a laser sight installed on his service weapon without the chief’s permission.
“They were upset at him and it was reported promptly,” Shastany said of Bennett’s encounter with the porn star. “They felt there was sufficient misconduct to be reported because it was an affront to their sensibilities.”