Paul Cavalier: Married cop forced on leave after videos of him having sex with another woman appear online
EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT: A married Connecticut police officer is subject to an Internal Affairs investigation and is placed on administrative leave after the department discovered his pornographic videos. The videos, which were uploaded 10 months ago, showed Paul Cavalier, a East Haven police officer, having sex with another woman.
The police department does not explicitly refer to pornography in its code of conduct, according to the New Haven Register. However, the code of conduct for police officers says officers are prohibited from viewing or sharing pornographic content while on duty or using town equipment. "I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all," the code of conduct reads.
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The chief of the police department, Edward Lennon, upon questioning of officer Cavalier's condition confirmed in a statement to WFSB that the officer was placed on leave and reported the videos were an "off-duty matter." Lennon said, "He was placed on administrative leave and is the subject of an internal affairs investigation, consistent with the collective bargaining agreement". He further urged that "this is a personal matter and as such, we will have no additional comment."
According to officer Paul Cavalier's Facebook, he was sworn in as an officer at the East Haven Police Department on May 7, 2021. Before working at East Haven, he previously worked at the New Haven Police Department. Nevertheless, the videos of officer Paul Cavalier were posted 10 months ago on a porn site until it was recently discovered by the police department. Married Paul Cavalier was seen with another woman in the videos surfacing online. However, it is not confirmed whether his wife is involved in the videos in question. Officer Paul cavalier is now subject to an ongoing Internal investigation while he is placed on administrative leave by the department.