A Jackson Municipal Court Judge finally issued a no-contact order to a JPD officer arrested Saturday for child exploitation. Attorney Lisa Ross stated in a press release:
I am pleased to announce that Municipal Court Judge William Walker this morning entered a no-contact order prohibiting Jackson Police Department officer Mark Coleman from contacting the minor child and her family while he is being investigated by multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Coleman has been a JPD officer for 28 years. He is a patrolman in Precinct 3.
Mark Coleman was released Saturday, May 9, 2020, on an unsecured $50,000.00 bond. No provisions were made to protect the minor child and her family from Mark Coleman in the initial order setting bond.
After being retained by the family of the minor child, I asked Judge Walker today to revisit his order and he did. In addition to asking Judge Walker to enter a no contact order, I asked the judge to require Mark Coleman to be placed electronic monitoring like other defendants in Hinds County, Mississippi, who have been charged with sex crimes against children.
I object to the manner in which Mark Coleman's arrest was handled by the Jackson Police Department and hope JPD will not seek to cover-up the unlawfulness of any individuals, especially law enforcement officers, who prey on minors in this jurisdiction.
8 comments:
Lisa Ross is a darned good attorney. Knew her years ago before I retired from law.
She fails to say what the judge's response was to her second request, so we can assume it was denied.
Can we finally get some idea of the age of this 'minor child'? I would hate to think she/he is 6 or 8.
Don't tell me to go look somewhere else and seek out the answer. Just provide the damned facts. Thanks.
WLBT reported:
Ross said the child only knew the police officer because of his role as an officer. She says Coleman bought the child a cell phone and would text her on it looking for sex.
She says the family contacted JPD weeks ago after they found out and JPD contacted the FBI--"the one thing JPD did right," she said.
Ross claims there was an attempt to cover up the crime within JPD because there’s no record of who he called to be freed on bond.
“Who in your department called the judge and asked the judge to release this man on an unsecured bond?” she asked. “...Why was that call placed?”
Ross argues there is overwhelming evidence for JPD to fire Coleman. She says the cell phone records led them right to him.
The minor was 16 years old
I'm sure termination is on the way following procedure to avoid litigation against the department by the Officer.
What was the need for a televised public press conference in obtaining an order to "protect" a minor. I assume his/her identity will remain confidential.
If this child is not being guarded, she will be just another statistic.
Cops and Poon-tang are at least as old as tin-stars and boots. Sadly it's a fact of life. Maybe public hanging would have driven it underground.
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