(MOBILE, Ala.) - A Mobile Police Officer under investigation for alleged inappropriate conduct with a minor has resigned, the Police Department said Friday in a news release.
Officer Marshall Freeman is suspected of having sexual contact with a 16-year old girl in late 2009. Freeman was placed on administrative leave March 3, after the launch of an administrative and criminal investigation. He resigned Thursday, as the department was preparing an administrative hearing on the matter.
Police Chief Tyrone Williams calls Freeman's alleged offense, "not only unethical but also egregious."
"This is the type of behavior that will never be tolerated in the Mobile Police Department, as Police Chief I will work tirelessly to repair the reputation this department and remove the cancers who plague it,” said Williams.
The investigation of Freeman is expected to continue and police say the results will be presented to the District Attorney's Office.
Freeman is a 20-year veteran of the Mobile Police Department. He was assigned to the Community Services Division.
