A Florida police officer abruptly resigned after allegedly texting two women involved in a death investigation he was working before he was accused of having a sexual encounter with one of them while on-duty.
Tampa Police Department Officer Jeffrey Brandon Hutchinson, 39, was accused of sending unsolicited text messages to two women involved in a prior death investigation before showing up to one of the women’s homes where an alleged sexual encounter occurred.
In February this year, Hutchinson began messaging the women for several days after meeting them during an investigation two months prior, according to a Final Disposition letter obtained by Daily Mail which was signed by District One Captain E Rojas.
On February 20, the former officer of four years with the TPD was said to have been in full uniform when he arrived in his assigned marked police vehicle at one of the unnamed women’s homes, according to the Final Disposition letter.
The woman claimed in an interview later conducted by the department that, while inside her home, she and Hutchinson kissed before he touched her breast under her shirt and then exposed his genitalia to her.
She told the department personnel that they did not have sex but said that the sexual encounter was consensual, the letter stated.
According to the letter, the woman asked Hutchinson to leave and he did. The pair continued to exchange text messages before the woman made a complaint to the police department.
Hutchinson had recorded that at the time of the alleged encounter he was writing reports at the department’s District One office.
Officer Jeffrey Brandon Hutchinson, 39, was accused of sending unsolicited text messages to two women involved in a prior death investigation before showing up to one of the women’s homes where an alleged sexual encounter occurred. Pictured: Hutchinson (right) and his wife
Hutchinson was found to have violated several of the department’s policies including sexual activity while on duty, timekeeping, failure to comply with department regulations relating to the assigned vehicle program, standards of conduct and incompetence
On February 20, the former officer of four years with the TPD was said to have been in full uniform when he arrived in his assigned marked police vehicle at one of the unnamed women’s homes
An internal investigation began and then Hutchinson resigned on April 24 before he was able to give a statement to investigators.
Hutchinson was found to have violated several of the department’s policies including sexual activity while on duty, timekeeping, failure to comply with department regulations relating to the assigned vehicle program, standards of conduct and incompetence.
The former officer’s resignation was not publicly announced, nor were the details of the allegations as the case was finalized in May.
His resignation was brought to light after a court notice from the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office stating that the former officer was no longer employed with the department.
A disclosure court notice obtained by Daily Mail declared that Hutchinson was no longer employed within the TPD after the department sustained findings of his violations.
Hutchinson did not respond to Daily Mail’s request for comment. The Tampa Bay Police Department did not provide a statement.
