Ex-D.C. Police Officer Charged With Having Sex With 16-Year-Old Boy
Washington Blade reports. At least 16 states and D.C. have set the age of consent for sex acts at 16.Since retiring in 2020, Parson has been a part-time volunteer D.C.
police reserve officer.“We were made aware of the retired member’s arrest early Sunday morning,” said a D.C. police statement sent to the Blade. “MPD immediately terminated him from our Reserve Corps.”Gay former D.C.
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Alex Padro told the outlet, “Just like anyone else accused of a crime, Mr. Parson deserves to be treated as being innocent until proven guilty and is entitled to mount a defense.”“MPD’s action in terminating a 26-year veteran of its ranks from the Reserve Corps without due process, without even hearing his side of the story is both un-American and unjust, depriving our citizens and MPD of his years of experience and demonstrating to those volunteer reservists that MPD does not have their back,” Padro added. .
