Massachusetts
Mass. State Police suspend trooper without pay over sexual misconduct allegation
Massachusetts State Police suspended a trooper without pay on Thursday after learning about a sexual misconduct allegation against him, according to state police.
It is unclear what exactly the accusations against Trooper Terence Kent entail or when the sexual misconduct is alleged to have happened, but a statement from a state police spokesperson indicates that it happened in Lexington. The alleged incident took place during a traffic stop, according to The Boston Globe.
Lexington police and the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office are conducting an independent investigation into the allegations, state police said. The state police department is “committed” to cooperating with the investigation into Kent and has opened an internal affairs investigation related to the sexual misconduct allegations.