Teh One Who Knocks
04-26-2011, 07:05 PM
By Carrie Whitaker - The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati police sergeant convicted earlier this year of public indecency for exposing himself to several Sears employees at Eastgate Mall was fired by the Cincinnati Police Department on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman with the police department.
Clermont County Municipal Court Judge Ken Zuk sentenced 39-year-old Robert McDonough III in February to eight days of community service, placed him on probation for two years, directed him to stay away from all Sears stores and assessed a fine of $250, the maximum allowed by law upon a fourth-degree misdemeanor conviction.
He faced up to 30 days in jail, but Zuk said the lack of open beds at the county jail meant McDonough would likely just be turned away.
McDonough was caught on Sears' surveillance video exposing himself last May and was tracked down by Union Township police because he made a purchase at the store with his credit card on the same visit.
During his interview with Union Township police, McDonough said he had pulled his zipper down "in an attempt to determine who would advise him that his zipper was down," according to a court affidavit.
He pleaded no contest to the charge of public indecency.
The Cincinnati police suspended his police powers in District 4 on June 8 and put him on desk duty until his firing April 19.
The Cincinnati police sergeant convicted earlier this year of public indecency for exposing himself to several Sears employees at Eastgate Mall was fired by the Cincinnati Police Department on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman with the police department.
Clermont County Municipal Court Judge Ken Zuk sentenced 39-year-old Robert McDonough III in February to eight days of community service, placed him on probation for two years, directed him to stay away from all Sears stores and assessed a fine of $250, the maximum allowed by law upon a fourth-degree misdemeanor conviction.
He faced up to 30 days in jail, but Zuk said the lack of open beds at the county jail meant McDonough would likely just be turned away.
McDonough was caught on Sears' surveillance video exposing himself last May and was tracked down by Union Township police because he made a purchase at the store with his credit card on the same visit.
During his interview with Union Township police, McDonough said he had pulled his zipper down "in an attempt to determine who would advise him that his zipper was down," according to a court affidavit.
He pleaded no contest to the charge of public indecency.
The Cincinnati police suspended his police powers in District 4 on June 8 and put him on desk duty until his firing April 19.