Officer Put on Leave in Rape Allegation Probe
A Palm Springs police officer has been put on paid administrative leave while prosecutors consider whether to charge him with rape, authorities said Friday.
Anthony Pilutik, an officer on the force for the last 10 months, has been on leave since July 18 when a woman in southwest Palm Springs accused him of raping her, said Palm Springs police Cmdr. Michael McCabe. On Friday, police forwarded the result of an investigation to the Riverside County district attorney’s office for review, he said.
Pilutik has not been arrested.
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