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A Los Angeles Police Department officer's body-worn camera caught the incident even though he turned it off, according to the LA Times.
The officer, who is assigned to downtown's Central Division, was placed on leave once supervisors reviewed the footage during a random inspection, LAPD officials said.
The incident occurred when the officer and his partner responded to a call about a possible dead woman in a residential unit, sources said. Once the two officers determined the woman was dead, one officer returned to the patrol car to retrieve something. During that time, the accused officer turned off his body-worn camera and allegedly fondled the woman's breasts, LAPD officials said.
Although the officer deactivated the camera, a two-minute buffer on the device captured the incident. The department is also investigating the officer's work history.
"We immediately launched an administrative investigation once we learned about the incident," chief spokesman Josh Rubenstein said, "and we assigned the officer to home." He declined to comment further.
Assistant Chief Robert Arcos called the recording "very disturbing."
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file cops, called the allegations troubling.
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