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Cop suspended over corpses on MySpace page
Texas policeman files appeal after posting images of dismembered women

Updated: 8:32 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2006

WICHITA FALLS, Texas -{AP} A police officer whose Web page on
MySpace.com included images of dismembered women has been indefinitely
suspended, authorities said.

Jeremiah Love’s page on the social-networking site contained images and
statements that could undermine public confidence in the police
department, according to an internal affairs report. Love, 26, was
suspended Tuesday.

Julia Vasquez, an assistant city attorney, said Love espoused a fondness
for violence on the Web page that would hurt his testimony in criminal
cases.

“These are comments that would make it difficult if he was trying to
defend himself against a complaint regarding excessive force as an
officer,” Vasquez said. “There may be no evidence of excessive force,
but when someone looks at his site, the comments could be used against
him in court.”

Love’s attorney, Richard Carter, of the Combined Law Enforcement
Association of Texas, said the officer would appeal the suspension on
the grounds that the punishment is excessive. Carter said the appeal
would be heard by an arbitrator.

The Web page, which has been removed from MySpace.com, was listed under
the name Leatherface. Graphic images on the page included a woman with
the word “loath” carved into her flesh. Love listed his occupation as
“super hero/serial killer.”

According to the internal affairs report, Love designed his site in the
genre of horror movies. He told investigators the site was meant to be
humorous, according to the report.

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Cop suspended over corpses on MySpace page