Officer Cleared on Sex Charges, Lawyer Says
A former Compton police officer was acquitted Friday of charges that he had consensual sex with a 14-year-old runaway girl, the man’s attorney said.
Ed’ourd Peters, who was fired from the department because of the alleged incident, said he was “relieved the court battle is over” and will now fight to get his job back.
Defense lawyer Winston Kevin McKesson said the girl’s allegations that Peters took her to a motel and repeatedly had sex with her were false.
“She’s a troubled girl,” he said.
McKesson, who also represents Rafael Perez--the central figure in the LAPD corruption probe--criticized the Compton Police Department for pressing forward on the case.
“After the preliminary hearing, the Police Department was on notice that these claims were baseless,” McKesson said. “They forced the trial to have a jury tell them what they already knew.”
The prosecutor on the case could not be reached for comment.
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