SAN
FRANCISCO (AP) - A San Francisco police officer is facing child pornography and
molestation charges in Contra Costa County.
Prosecutors
tell the Contra Costa Times 38-year-old Richard Hastings was arraigned on
Wednesday on nine counts of lewd acts on a 15-year-old child and one count of
possession of child pornography. He did not enter a plea and indicated he was
looking to hire an attorney.
Hastings
is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old Concord boy.
His
previous attorney, Harry Stern, said in August when Hastings was arrested that
Hastings believed the teenager was of legal age and their relationship was
consensual.
Hastings
was suspended without pay from the San Francisco police department following
his arrest.