One officer in Los Angeles used car inspections to hit on women. Three hundred miles away in the San Francisco Bay Area, another woman says an officer used police resources to harass and stalk her.
\n\nThis episode investigates these two cases of sexual misconduct by California Highway Patrol officers. While the officers were fired, the agency did not refer potential crimes to prosecutors. And the files show some women who came forward were met with suspicion, discouragement, or what one woman saw as intimidation.
\n\nSnap presents, \u201cConduct Unbecoming,\u201d the second episode of On Our Watch, an investigative podcast from NPR & KQED.
\n\nThis episode contains instances of sexual misconduct but it does not contain sexual assault. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
\n\nThank you, Sukey Lewis, Sandhya Dirks, Alex Emslie, and the entire On Our Watch team!
\n\nOn Our Watch is an amazing seven-part podcast series, hosted by Sukey Lewis. It was created after a new police transparency law unsealed scores of internal affairs files. NPR and KQED reporters set out to examine these cases and the shadow world of police discipline. Learn more about On Our Watch at KQED.org. Listen & subscribe now!
\n\nOn Our Watch is produced as part of the California Reporting Project, a coalition of news organizations in California.
\n\nArtwork by Nicole Xu for NPR
\n\nSeason 12 - Episode 25