Three officers within the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) are challenging a local board’s ruling in a misconduct investigation.
Last spring, the department launched an internal investigation after Worcester County’s Police Accountability Board received a complaint of workplace misconduct involving five officers on the force.
Now, with a local committee formally handing down its recommended disciplinary measures, three of the officers involved have opted to appeal the decision to the Worcester County Trial Board.
“The matter is ongoing and is proceeding through the administrative process, as outlined in the Public Safety Article, at which time a finding will be finalized as to the outcome of the alleged conduct,” OCPD Deputy Communications Manager Ashley Miller said in a statement this week.
Last April, the Worcester County Police Accountability Board received a citizen complaint detailing one female officer’s alleged interactions with four co-workers within the OCPD. In his written statement to Cpl. Michael Karsnitz, the complainant shared several instances in which his ex-girlfriend had conducted alleged affairs with the four named officers, both on and off duty.