KING5.com Staff
TACOMA, Wash. – A retired Tacoma police officer was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in prison for a litany of child sex crimes.
Lee William Giles Jr., 61, received 19 years, 8 months after pleading guilty late last year to first- and second-degree child rape, first-degree child molestation and third-degree assault.
His girlfriend, Maureen Wear, pleaded guilty to the same charges. She will be sentenced at a later date.
From the very beginning, the allegations against Giles were stunning. Prosecutors say Giles repeatedly raped his own girlfriend's young son over a period of years, videotaped the crimes, and that Wear – the victim's own mother – was involved in the attacks.
Court papers indicated that other female family members were also victimized. It was Mounting, gut-wrenching evidence that would doom either defendant during a trial.
Giles faced 17 different counts altogether, but because of the plea deal, that was knocked down to four counts.
Since Giles was a police officer, he most likely will not serve his prison time in a Washington state prison, but rather be sent out of state.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Poulsbo cop accused of abusing authority to meet wome
By CHRIS DANIELS / KING 5 News
POULSBO, Wash – A Poulsbo Police detective is out of a job following a lengthy investigation into his alleged misuse of his police authority, including efforts to meet women.
The detective resigned after an internal affairs investigation cited several specific instances of abuse.
KING 5 received the 61 page report after filing a public disclosure request into the activities of the detective.
The internal affairs investigation, which was launched in September, was conducted by the Bremerton Police Department. It determined the Poulsbo detective used his access to private police databases to gather information on people for his own personal gain.
Among the findings, the detective:
-- Abused law enforcement authority.
-- Violated harassment policies.
-- Made untruthful statements about his behavior.
The report claims the detective "improperly accessed law enforcement databases for other than official purposes." The report says sometimes, the detective accessed the databases from home "likely… out of curiosity and personal reasons."
The report doesn't explain why he did it, but it says the detective ran checks on a former waitress "he had shown romantic interest in," and that records showed that he "ran the name of a Bremerton Police officer" that "many would consider attractive."
The report does not say what the detective was using the information for, but that others within the Poulsbo Police Department had concerns that he was using his position to meet women and that "he was pursuing women in an unprofessional manner."
The report concludes "his actions nearly meet the elements of the crime of stalking."
The report also attacks the credibility of the detective and his statements about past cases and incidents.
He resigned December 11, 2007 after being confronted with the report.
New Poulsbo Police chief Dennis Swiney says the resignation was not forced and that he does not believe a crime occurred.
The Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office says it was unaware of the allegations until being contacted by KING 5 News.
POULSBO, Wash – A Poulsbo Police detective is out of a job following a lengthy investigation into his alleged misuse of his police authority, including efforts to meet women.
The detective resigned after an internal affairs investigation cited several specific instances of abuse.
KING 5 received the 61 page report after filing a public disclosure request into the activities of the detective.
The internal affairs investigation, which was launched in September, was conducted by the Bremerton Police Department. It determined the Poulsbo detective used his access to private police databases to gather information on people for his own personal gain.
Among the findings, the detective:
-- Abused law enforcement authority.
-- Violated harassment policies.
-- Made untruthful statements about his behavior.
The report claims the detective "improperly accessed law enforcement databases for other than official purposes." The report says sometimes, the detective accessed the databases from home "likely… out of curiosity and personal reasons."
The report doesn't explain why he did it, but it says the detective ran checks on a former waitress "he had shown romantic interest in," and that records showed that he "ran the name of a Bremerton Police officer" that "many would consider attractive."
The report does not say what the detective was using the information for, but that others within the Poulsbo Police Department had concerns that he was using his position to meet women and that "he was pursuing women in an unprofessional manner."
The report concludes "his actions nearly meet the elements of the crime of stalking."
The report also attacks the credibility of the detective and his statements about past cases and incidents.
He resigned December 11, 2007 after being confronted with the report.
New Poulsbo Police chief Dennis Swiney says the resignation was not forced and that he does not believe a crime occurred.
The Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office says it was unaware of the allegations until being contacted by KING 5 News.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Bank robber caught after dye pack explode
P-I STAFF
A suspected bank robber was arrested Monday after a dye pack placed with the money exploded on him as he was exiting the bank, Bellevue police reported.
The robbery was reported about 12:20 p.m. at a Washington Mutual at 106th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Eighth Street, Bellevue police reported.
The robber handed a note to the teller implying that he had a weapon. Police and the FBI were investigating.
A suspected bank robber was arrested Monday after a dye pack placed with the money exploded on him as he was exiting the bank, Bellevue police reported.
The robbery was reported about 12:20 p.m. at a Washington Mutual at 106th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Eighth Street, Bellevue police reported.
The robber handed a note to the teller implying that he had a weapon. Police and the FBI were investigating.
Police shoot at suspected drunk driver who tried to run down officer
P-I STAFF
BREMERTON -- Police shot at a suspected drunken driver Monday night after they say he tried to run down a police officer.
Police encountered the man around 7:40 p.m. when a 911 call reported a woman trying to jump out of his car. When police arrived at the scene, the woman jumped out and fled into nearby woods. An officer pursued her, and that's when the driver accelerated his car towards a second Bremerton police officer trying to stop him, police said.
That officer fired at the car and the driver jumped out and fled on foot.
Police later found the man and arrested him on charges of drunken driving and first degree assault.
BREMERTON -- Police shot at a suspected drunken driver Monday night after they say he tried to run down a police officer.
Police encountered the man around 7:40 p.m. when a 911 call reported a woman trying to jump out of his car. When police arrived at the scene, the woman jumped out and fled into nearby woods. An officer pursued her, and that's when the driver accelerated his car towards a second Bremerton police officer trying to stop him, police said.
That officer fired at the car and the driver jumped out and fled on foot.
Police later found the man and arrested him on charges of drunken driving and first degree assault.
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