At Least 2 Dozen S.F. Police Dept. Officers Tied to Teen at Center of Sexual Exploitation Scandal

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The San Francisco Police Department cited an “open investigation to determine if any members have had any inappropriate contact with the victim.” Photo by Dan Brekke/KQED

By Alex Emslie and Nicole Reinert, KQED News Fix

The San Francisco Police Department has minimized the extent to which a sexual exploitation crisis rocking several East Bay law enforcement agencies has touched its side of the Bay Bridge, but a KQED analysis of current and former department officers’ Facebook accounts shows that the 18-year-old woman at the center of the sex abuse scandal was connected to dozens of people affiliated with the department.

A week after former Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent suddenly resigned amid revelations that several Oakland Police Dept. officers may have sexually exploited and trafficked a young woman — and allegations that he may have mishandled an internal investigation — headlines blared that S.F. Police Dept.  officers may also have been involved. The woman, who calls herself Celeste Guap, claimed to have had sex with San Francisco officers who knew she worked in the sex trade.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.

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