Egg Harbor City Cop Sentenced for Abuse of Power

An Egg Harbor City Police Officer has been sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to exploiting his position as a police officer in order to engage in sexual conduct with several women, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced Friday night.

Steven Hadley, 31 of Port Republic, previously pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct, a crime of the second degree.

The charges specified that Hadley committed acts related to his office that constituted unauthorized use of his official position as a police officer in order to obtain benefit for himself, specifically sexual conduct.

The State alleges that, while performing his official duties, Hadley took part in sexual acts with four different women on various occasions, spanning the period of January 2010 through May 2013.

In addition to his sentence, he is prohibited from having any future contact with the victims.

He will also forfeit his public position and pension benefits, and is forever disqualified from holding any office or position of honor, trust or profit under this State or any of its administrative or political subdivisions.