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A Prince George’s County Grand Jury indicted a suspended Prince George's County Police officer on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Richard Tallant faces a charge of second degree sex offense for an incident that occurred two years ago. The alleged unlawful conduct occurred in February of 2017 while he was off-duty. His police powers were suspended in April of 2019 when the Prince George's County Police Department was made aware of the allegations, which involved him sexually assaulting a woman with whom he was familiar, while attending a social outing in Upper Marlboro.
The Internal Affairs Division immediately launched an investigation after learning of the allegation. The PGPD brought the case to the State's Attorney's Office for consideration of criminal charges following an internal investigation.
Tallant is now suspended without pay. He joined the department in 1997 and is currently assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Division.
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Suspendido Oficial de PGPD es Acusado por Gran Jurado por Incidente del 2017
Un Gran Jurado en el Condado de Prince George acusó a un suspendido oficial de la Policía el martes.
El Teniente Richard Tallant enfrenta un cargo de ofensa sexual en segundo grado por un incidente que ocurrió hace dos años. La conducta impropia se alega haber ocurrido en febrero de 2017, mientras éste no estaba en turno. Sus poderes policiales fueron suspendidos en abril de 2019 cuando el Departamento de la Policía del Condado de Prince George fue apercibido de las alegaciones, las cuales le involucraban agrediendo sexualmente a una mujer a quien éste conocía, mientras asistían un evento social en Upper Marlboro.
De inmediato, la División de Asuntos Internos lanzó una investigación al enterarse de las alegaciones. El Departamento de la Policía llevó el caso a la Oficina del Fiscal Estatal para someter cargos criminales luego de una investigación interna.
En estos momentos, Tallant permanece suspendido sin paga. Éste ingresó al departamento en el 1997 y estaba asignado a la División de Control de Narcóticos.
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