SPOKANE (The Spokesman-Review)– Two Spokane police officers have resigned within the past year amid internal affairs investigations into allegations that they had used their badge to seduce women who were victims of domestic violence.

Preying on women following a call for help is a clear violation of the police code to serve and protect, said police Chief Kevin Hall.

“This was unacceptable behavior,” Hall said Friday. “It’s not fair to the community and it’s not fair to the survivors or the victims of trauma to have people in authority and power victimize them again.”

In one case, a woman told investigators that she called the Spokane Police Department in a panic.

She asked to file a report alleging that she and a detective had been having a sexual relationship that included him sendin

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