Lakeville Officer charged for Crim Sex with a minor
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kimberman
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Post subject: Lakeville Officer charged for Crim Sex with a minor  Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:24 pm |
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Quote: A Lakeville police officer [Nicholas Albert Reitmeier] finds himself on the wrong side of the law, charged with using a camera to video tape and take pictures of minors involved in pornographic poses. But they go through background checks and the Chief evaluates them constantly, and ...
... they are "special" people.
http://www.startribune.com/local/17194716.html
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nmat
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:07 pm |
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Does anyone know where to find the number of police officers convicted of sexual or violent crimes over the past few years? Or any crime at all I suppose... I'd be curious to see that.
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kimberman
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:26 pm |
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nmat wrote: Does anyone know where to find the number of police officers convicted of sexual or violent crimes over the past few years? Or any crime at all I suppose... I'd be curious to see that. That's a statistic you can be sure no police department, county attorney's office, or court system keeps. Best source would be newspapers. The print media usually do cover these crimes when the county attorney charges them out (but not when an internal "job action" is deemed sufficient punishment).
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:04 am |
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List of charges:
Reitmeier and Taniguchi:
1) felony use of a minor in a pornographic depiction
2) felony possession of a pornographic depiction involving minors
3) misdemeanor reckless use of a gun
4) misdemeanor intentionally pointing a gun at another
Reitmeier
5) two misdemeanor counts furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors
Taniguchi
6) felony dissemination of a pornographic depiction involving minors.
http://wcco.com/local/lakeville.pornogr ... 89683.html
Quote: Dakota County Sheriff's investigators also retrieved photos of Taniguchi and another adult female pointing a .357 magnum handgun and Reitmeier's department-issued Glock semiautomatic pistol at each other and toward the camera.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:19 am |
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At least management is willing to let him get thrown under bus:
Star Tribune wrote: Backstrom said the case surfaced after rumors about the kissing video circulated at the two girls' Dakota County high school. A student told the liaison officer. He contacted Lakeville police, which asked the Sheriff's Office to investigate.
Reitmeier has been on paid leave since Lakeville police were informed Jan. 9 about his possible involvement in the incident. Chief Tom Vonhof said Reitmeier has had no discipline or commendations since he was hired in 2002 as a community service officer. He became a patrol officer in 2004.
Vonhof said the charges are very serious.
"I am stunned and disappointed," he added. "Our department policy establishes a high standard of values and behavior that is expected of our officers at all times. Clearly, the behaviors alleged here violate and contradict those values."
Reitmeier was released on $20,000 bail Tuesday. Taniguchi is expected to appear in court within a month.
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:07 am |
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Yup. If the allegations are true, they should. That's one sign of a good department -- if the "mistake" is serious enough, the guy goes. I know of one good department who fired a guy over a single DWI. Perfectly nice guy, and decent cop, so I hear, and if the guy had gotten treatment for a drinking problem before getting caught DWI, that would have been another thing, but the attitude was no, we don't have drunk cops driving on the street. Period.
In contrast, I'm reminded of the MPD cop got drunk and picked a fight in a bar, went outside with the guy who he felt like tuning up, got himself beaten up and his gun taken. I don't remember if he got a one-day rip or nothing, but . . .
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:28 am |
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DeanC wrote: 6) felony dissemination of a pornographic depiction involving minors. I have been led to believe that, generally, this charge could get the feds attention...
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Fubar
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:45 am |
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The guy's facebook photo:
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:48 am |
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Jeff wrote: I have been led to believe that, generally, this charge could get the feds attention... Yes, if he weren't getting the "police special" pass from the Feds.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:49 am |
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Fubar wrote: The guy's facebook photo: URL please.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:02 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:57 pm |
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His MySpace entry says Quote: Mood: overstimulated Not any more, I'll venture.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:45 pm |
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kimberman wrote: His MySpace entry says Quote: Mood: overstimulated Not any more, I'll venture. If he lands in prison as a former cop AND sex crime against a minor?
He'll get all the stimulation he wants...assuming he finds prostatic massage stimulating.
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nmat
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:21 pm |
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Where do you keep finding these amazing, albeit inappropriate, emoticons? I love them!
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