John Norman (LVMPD)LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
An ex-police officer accused of criminal sexual activities has taken a deal, pleading guilty to misdemeanor lewdness and oppression under the color of office.
In exchange, prosecutors will not seek felony charges.
John Norman, 34, was arrested in February in connection with two traffic stop searches he conducted in 2011.
"They're alleging in both cases Officer Norman was acting as a patrol officer. In one case during a vehicle stop, he directed one of the victims to expose herself, expose her breasts," Metro Asst. Sheriff Ray Flynn told FOX5. "And in another vehicle stop, not only expose her breasts, but also fondle them."
In the first alleged instance, on or about June 23, Norman allegedly subjected a female victim to a search in which he made her expose her breast under the guise of searching for drugs.
The police report states Norman asked the woman to expose her breasts three times.
The second alleged incident took place on Dec. 11. In this similar instance, Norman is accused of stopping a woman and searching her, forcing her to remove her shirt and bra in the process. In this instance he is also accused of having placed his hand on her exposed breast.
The second victim states in the police report that "...it was like he was pretending to search (my) bare breast."
Norman is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3, 2012 at 9 a.m.
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