A Massachusetts State Police trooper is suspended with out pay for allegations of sexual misconduct whereas performing his duties throughout a visitors cease in Lexington.
Trooper Terence Kent was faraway from responsibility because the State Police launched an inner evaluation and was then suspended with out pay efficient Thursday, the company confirmed to the Herald Friday evening.
The specifics of the alleged offense couldn’t be confirmed Friday evening, however they do have one thing to do with alleged impropriety throughout a visitors cease.
“The Massachusetts State Police does not tolerate any form of sexual misconduct, and we hold our members accountable to the highest professional standards,” the company stated in a press release by means of spokesman Timothy McGuirk.
“When these serious allegations came to our attention, the Department immediately relieved the accused trooper of duty, opened an internal affairs investigation, and suspended him without pay following his duty status hearing,” the assertion continued. “We remain fully committed to cooperating with the Lexington Police Department who are conducting an independent investigation with the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office.”
This isn’t the primary time Kent has gotten into severe hassle since graduating from the State Police Academy in August 2017. The company stated that he was suspended for eight days and made to forfeit 38 days after an inner evaluation final 12 months discovered he had deserted his submit.
State payroll information present that Kent held two ranks throughout 2023, Trooper and Trooper top notch. His whole pay below each roles was $165,347, when all extra pay is added to a complete base pay of $96,997.
This can be a growing story.
