Detroit Cop Arrested Woman, Used Her Phone To Send Himself Explicit Pics: Prosecutor

DETROIT — A Detroit police officer is facing charges after using a woman's phone to send himself explicit photos of her without her consent during a traffic stop, according to prosecutors.

Derond Martez Crawford, 34, was charged with using a computer to commit a crime, misconduct in office and interfering with a telecommunications device.

He was given a $100,000 bond with a GPS tether and placed under house arrest.

Prosecutors said Crawford stopped the 22-year-old woman's car on March 3 just before 11 p.m. in Detroit for improper plates.

He then arrested the woman for an outstanding warrant, prosecutors said.

He also gained access to her phone so that she could contact her mother, prosecutors said.

While using her phone, prosecutors said Crawford sent explicit photos and digital images of her to himself without her consent.

When the woman got her phone back, she noticed the photos in emails that she did not send, prosecutors said.

Additionally, prosecutors said Crawford went to the woman's home while he was off duty on March 4 at 7:20 a.m. She did not answer the door, prosecutors said.

"It is hard to imagine what the defendant was thinking when he engaged in this alleged conduct. He did not have an articulable reason to even look into the phone for anything other than her mother’s phone number in the first place and the steps he took after that intrusion were completely inappropriate," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.

The Board of Police Commissioners also issued a statement, calling the charges "very troubling."

"As a civilian oversight board committed to police transparency and accountability, we appreciate the Department sharing information and updates about this arrest and suspension. It is always deeply disturbing to us and the entire community whenever a police officer is alleged to have committed crimes. If the allegations prove true, the case should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible," the board said.