Ex Philly Cop Who Gave Women Heroin, Crack Gets 18 Months: Feds

PHILADELPHIA – A former Philadelphia Police officer was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for giving women, one of which he was having sex with, drugs including heroin and crack, federal authorities said Monday, April 9.

Stanley Davis, 50, of Philadelphia, and a 21-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was hit with an 18-month prison sentence on one count of distribution of a controlled substance charge, according to the United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

"The conduct of former Philadelphia Police Officer Stan Davis is reprehensible," United States Attorney William M. McSwain said in an announcement of the sentencing. "The Kensington area of Philadelphia has long been ravaged by the impact of the drug trade, and Davis served his own agenda by preying on the vulnerability of women struggling with drug use. Unlike Davis, the overwhelming majority of the men and women of the Philadelphia Police Department are dedicated servants to the community whose fine reputations should not be tarnished by the outrageous conduct of this one police officer."

Davis, who was arrested in May 2017, was assigned to work as a task force officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation working on narcotics investigations, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

He pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of controlled substances in August 2017.

In September or October of 2016, Davis was working in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, an area where illegal drugs were frequently bought and sold, when he spotted two young women who were attempting to buy drugs.

Davis approached the women, ostensibly to gain information on drug trafficking activity in the area, according to the attorney's office.

The attorney's office said Davis exchanged phone numbers with the women and began sending them text messages, which then turned sexual in nature.

Davis entered into a sexual relationship with the first woman and later entered into a sexual relationship with the second woman, according to the attorney's office.

During the course of these relationships, Davis provided each woman with controlled substances, including heroin and crack, the attorney's office said.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police and the Philadelphia Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Livermore.

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