Police Officer Promoted to Chief Despite Admitting to 'Filthy' Texts with Underage Girl

Police officer promoted to chief despite admitting to 'filthy' texts with underage girl

John "Chuck" Ternent met with his police chief ten years ago when he learned that the teenage girl with whom he was exchanging "filthy" messages was part of an investigation into a school resource officer. At the time, his boss gave him a short punishment, and since Ternent wasn't the focus of the probe, it didn't destroy his police career. Ternent was then promoted to police chief in the Maryland town of Cumberland. The Baltimore Banner reporte…

He admitted to ‘filthy’ chats with a teen. Cumberland still made him police chief.

New records show a Cumberland, Maryland officer admitted “filthy” messages with a teen before becoming police chief — a case the city kept quiet.