2015 mein, Harris County Sheriff’s Office ke veteran investigator, Sergeant Craig Clopton, ek bade vivad ka kendra bane. Unhone Deputy Darren Goforth ke hatyakand ki jaanch ke dauran ek mukhya gawah ke saath sambandh banaya, jo na keval unke career ke liye, balki vishwasniyata aur neetik moolyon par bhi prashn uthata hai.
Goforth Hatyakand Aur Clopton Ka Bhumika
August 28, 2015 ko, Deputy Darren Goforth ko Harris County, Texas ke ek Chevron gas station par bina kisi uksane ke goli maar di gayi thi. Is hatyakand ne poore desh ka dhyaan akarshit kiya. Sgt. Craig Clopton, ek anubhavheen homicide investigator, ko is maamle ki jaanch ki zimmedaari di gayi thi. Jaanch ke dauran, ek mahila gawah saamne aayi, jiska kehna tha ki uska Goforth ke saath pichhle 15 mahino se romantic sambandh tha. Clopton ko is gawah se poochh-taachh karne ka kaam diya gaya.
Vivad Ka Udbhav
September 10, 2015 ko, Clopton ne is mahila gawah ke ghar par usse mulaqat ki. Is mulaqat ke dauran, dono ke beech “consensual sexual conduct” hua. Yeh baat tab saamne aayi jab mahila ne prosecutors ko is sambandh ke baare mein bataya aur phone records ke madhyam se apne daave ko sabit kiya. Clopton ne bhi is sambandh ko sweekar kiya, jo us samay bhi jaari jaanch ke dauran ek spashht neetik ullanghan tha.
Parinaam Aur Naukri Ka Ant
Is ghatna ke baad, Harris County Sheriff’s Office ne turant kadam uthaya. October 2015 mein, Clopton ko unke pad se hata diya gaya. Unhone apne termination ke khilaaf appeal ki, yeh daava karte hue ki sambandh off-duty ke dauran tha aur isliye unhe sirf suspension milna chahiye tha. Lekin July 2016 mein, Harris County Civil Service Commission ne unki appeal ko kharij kar diya aur unka termination barkarar rakha. Clopton ne is faisle ke baad kaha, “Maine jin logon se maafi maangni thi, unse maafi maang li hai.”
Vartaman Sthiti
Clopton ke termination ke baad, unhone law enforcement ke shetra ko chhod diya. Unhone kaha ki unhone हाल ही में law enforcement ke bahar naukri prapt ki hai. Yeh spasht nahi hai ki unhone kis kshetra mein naukri shuru ki hai, kyunki is sambandh mein spasht jaankari uplabdh nahi hai.
Niji Jeevan Aur Aage Ki Raah
Clopton, jo ek pati aur pita hain, ne apne vyavhaar ke liye khed vyakt kiya hai aur kaha hai ki unhone jin logon se maafi maangni thi, unse maafi maang li hai. Unka kehna hai ki unhone हाल ही में law enforcement ke bahar naukri prapt ki hai, lekin iske vishay mein adhik jaankari uplabdh nahi hai.
Samarthan Aur Virodh
Clopton ke vyavhaar ne Harris County Sheriff’s Office ki chhavi par prabhav daala. Sheriff Ron Hickman ne kaha, “Sgt. Clopton ka vyavhaar unethical aur aswikar yogya tha.” Is ghatna ne vishwasniyata aur neetik moolyon par charcha ko janm diya, khaaskar law enforcement agencies ke sandarbh mein.
Antim Vichar
Sgt. Craig Clopton ka jeevan ek chetavani hai ki kaise ek galat faisla vyakti ke career aur niji jeevan dono par gahra prabhav daal sakta hai. Unka vartaman jeevan adhik jankari ke bina ek rahasya bana hua hai, lekin unka ateet hamesha unke vyavhaar ke parinaamon ki yaad dilata rahega.
