October 15, 2010 Louisville police officer fired for nude pictures on police computer www.privateofficer.com
Louisville KY Oct 15 2010 A Louisville Metro Police officer has been fired after he was found to have viewed explicit photographs and e-mailed nude photos of himself from the computer in his police car.
Chris Dison, who was assigned to the 2nd Division, was fired by Police Chief Robert White on Sept. 29.
An internal investigation by the department’s professional standards unit determined that Dison had violated policies governing computer use and conduct.
Dison’s attorney, Mary Sharp, did not return phone calls seeking comment. An appeal of the firing has been filed with the Police Merit Board.
According to his termination letter, on six occasions Dison accessed and viewed photos of nude and partially nude women — sometimes engaged in sexual acts — from an e-mail account. That violates the department’s computer use policy.
He also was found to have violated rules of conduct when he transmitted photos of himself in his police uniform along with pictures of himself nude or partially nude. That happened on three occasions, according to the letter.
“Your conduct could have seriously damaged the bond, which we have established with our community,” wrote White in the termination letter. “I will not tolerate any conduct of this nature.”
This isn’t the first time Dison was disciplined for posting lewd photos while in a police uniform.
In March 2007, Dison was disciplined for posting to an adult personals website under the screen name LMPDCop and posting pictures while in a police car and in uniform, according to department discipline records. Some of the photos on the profile showed male and female genitalia.
As part of that same investigation, Dison also was found to have violated policy by driving his police car outside Jefferson County without permission and by failing to properly place evidence in the property room, records show.
He received a 19-day suspension in 2007 and was warned that future violations would warrant termination, according to the disciplinary letter he received at the time.
Records on whether Dison appealed that discipline or whether it was reduced by the merit board was not immediately available Wednesday.
Dison had been with the department since 2003. He was awarded a medal of valor during this year’s police awards banquet in March.
Source:Courier-Journal
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