SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — The South Fulton Police Department has arrested one of its own on charges of sexual assault.
The department said Patrol Officer Michael Shealey Cockran, 30, has been charged with sexual assault by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority and violation of oath of office.
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Investigators said the assault happened on March 21. During an afternoon news conference on Wednesday, South Fulton Interim Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander said Cockran had responded to the victim’s home over a domestic dispute call.
When the officer got to the victim’s home, he turned off his body camera. Cockran learned that the 28-year-old woman had outstanding warrant out of DeKalb County and handcuffed her and put her in the back of his patrol car.
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Alexander said the officer then took the woman to an undisclosed location and sexually assaulted her.
The officer then took the woman to the DeKalb County Jail, where she later told corrections officers there that Cockran assaulted her.
“No one is above the law. These actions represent a serious violation of the law, department policy, and the trust placed in our officers by the community. The South Fulton Police Department holds its personnel to the highest standards, and we will not tolerate conduct that betrays the badge or the public we serve,” Alexander said.
South Fulton police said Cockran has been fired and is currently in the Fulton County Jail.