Officer Robert Gebhardt
terminated after internal affairs investigation.
A Gainesville police officer
has been fired after an internal affairs investigation found he had sex with a
19-year-old woman he arrested for shoplifting.
The Gainesville Sun reported
Friday that investigators found that Officer Robert V. Gebhardt visited the
woman in jail, then tried to find her at a home where drugs were known to be
sold. Chief Tony Jones signed the termination order Oct. 24, citing violations
of policies on insubordination and immoral, unlawful or improper conduct.
She made the allegations in May
to officers with the agency's Drug Task Force during an investigation into
drugs and human trafficking. Records show the woman has a history of
prostitution and drug use.
Police say Gebhardt gave her
his cell phone numbers and said he'd like to take her out.
