A Tulsa police captain accused of inappropriate relationships and activities while on the job has been demoted.
Captain Shawn King has been demoted to the rank of Officer. King was suspended for a week in April of 2012 after he admitted to engaging in sexual activity while on the job.
Interoffice correspondence from Chief Chuck Jordan demoted King to officer and transferred King to the training division until further notice.
In the correspondence Chief Jordan said both changes were made “as a result of King’s violation of rules, regulations, and/or policies and procedures.”
Jordan listed those violations as conduct unbecoming an officer:
- Engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty, in your police uniform, in your office at Gilcrease Division in 2008
- Engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty, in your police uniform, in your office in Gilcrease Division in 2008 and sending a photograph(s) of this activity via your personal cellular phone to another departmental employee
- Engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty, in your police uniform, in your office in Gilcrease Division in 2008 which was reported in a news story by This Land Press to the public on April 26th, 2012, causing embarrassment to the department.
King has 10 days to file a written appeal to the City of Tulsa.