By Angelica Leicht
An alleged foot and underwear
fetish has prompted Cy-Fair ISD to suspend Officer Patrick Quinn, a licensed
peace officer with the district.
Cy-Fair suspended Quinn Monday
after Harris County prosecutors filed two charges of official oppression
against him in a strange case stemming from an early August traffic stop.
Quinn stopped a woman at about
3 a.m., August 11, near Jones and West Road, according to court documents filed
in the case. Quinn told the woman that he had pulled her over because her
insurance was expired.
After that, things get weird.
During the stop, Quinn told the
woman her car smelled of marijuana. The woman denied having drugs, and
consented to a search of her car.
The woman was then placed in
the back of Quinn's car, and was subsequently questioned about a marijuana
grinder Quinn told her he found, according to the complaint. The woman denied
having any weed paraphernalia, but the officer continued with the questioning.
Quinn then threatened to take
her to jail, according to the report, despite the woman's denial of any
wrongdoing. The officer then allegedly told the woman he had a foot fetish and
would let her go free if she allowed him to smell her feet.
She complied, according to
court documents, removing her boots and even going so far as to ask if she
needed to take off her socks, but the officer warned her that he was
"probably going to lick them too."
He then gave her the option of
handing over her underwear instead.
The woman again complied,
handing over what are described as "athletic spandex-type underwear,"
to which Quinn allegedly said "Never mind," and let her go.
According to the court
documents, police identified Quinn from a fingerprint on the woman's auto
insurance card, which had been valid at the time of the traffic stop.
Quinn is currently out on bond,
and Cy-Fair ISD officials say they have placed the officer on administrative
leave.
A statement by the school
district reads in part, "We are appalled by the nature of the allegations
brought forth against one of our officers."
The Harris County District
Attorney's Civil Rights Division says it has reason to believe Quinn may have
stopped other women and asked to smell their feet or underwear.
Anyone with information is
urged to call the Civil Rights Division at 713-755-5800.
