A police officer has been sacked after colleagues claimed he shared explicit images of a murdered woman. Lauren McCluskey told police she was being blackmailed by her sex-offender ex-boyfriend.
The University of Utah student was found murdered on the campus nine days later. She reportedly complained 20 times about being harassed by Melvin Rowland, 37.
After her death, police officer Miguel Deras allegedly showed personal pictures of the 21-year-old victim to co-workers. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Deras had saved the personal photos Lauren shared with him in 2018.
An internal investigation concluded that the police officer, who worked as an officer at the university, had "mishandled sensitive evidence".
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