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Md. officer accused of raping woman after traffic stop, leaving after witness arrived

October 16, 2018 at 3:21 p.m. EDT
A Prince George’s police cruiser. (Prince George's County Police)

A Prince George’s County police officer facing rape and sexual assault charges directed a woman he had pulled over in a traffic stop to drive behind a nearby store and ordered her to perform a sex act on him, charging documents allege.

The officer, who was on-duty, in uniform and a marked car, then told the woman he wanted sex but left the scene after a witness arrived in the area, according to the documents.