CHARLOTTE
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was charged with sexually assaulting two female motorists while in uniform.
Marcus Jackson, 25, of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police was charged with sexual battery, second-degree sex offense, extortion, kidnapping, indecent exposure and two counts of felonious restraint. He was being held with bond set at $360,000, according to jail records.
Jackson did not have a private attorney, but a public defender was expected to be assigned to him, jail spokesman Sgt. Stephen Morin said.
Jackson was immediately fired after his arrest Wednesday night, Chief Rodney Monroe of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
"To have one of our own involved in such a despicable act is not only a violation of the public trust, but a complete dishonor to this officer and every officer that wears this badge," Monroe said.
"We work very hard to gain and maintain the public's trust, and this knocks us backward."
The case began after a relative reported Monday that a 17-year-old girl said that she was ordered into Jackson's car Dec. 18, driven to another location and assaulted.
The girl said that the officer had been wearing his uniform and driving his marked patrol car.
On Tuesday, a 21-year-old woman told detectives that she had been assaulted under similar circumstances the previous night, Monroe said.
Both of the reported incidents happened between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. in east Charlotte, where Jackson was on duty.
"It is profoundly disappointing when one of our police officers engages in such heinous conduct," Mayor Anthony Foxx said in a prepared statement.
"It obscures the fact that the vast majority of our officers are dedicated, hardworking people."
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