A Newton, New Jersey police officer has accepted a plea deal which allows him to resign from the police force versus getting six months in jail or any court appoint psychiatric help. Jason Miller was accused of exposing himself to male drivers between the ages of 18-26,
numerous times.
In one of the seven videos provided to NJ Advance Media through an Open Public Records Act request, Officer Jason Miller covers his pelvic region with his hand as he walks back to the patrol car. In another there's a zipping sound as he's seated in the cruiser after pulling over a driver. In at least one, he may be zippering or adjusting the fly of his pants as he walks toward his cruiser.
In several, something can be seen in the area just below his mid-section. NJ Advance Media, reviewing the low-resolution videos, could not conclusively say whether that was his genitalia as alleged.
According to the plea deal, Mr. Miller admits to frequently turning off his police vehicle's audio and visual components to "conceal unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" but while admitting to "concealing unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" he also doesn't admit to any
unprofessional and inappropriate conduct.
Iacullo declined to speak with reporters following Monday's hearing but last week told NJ Advance Media that if there "was anything" his client regrets it would be not "ensuring that his equipment was in proper working order or activating it so that his dialogue would have been preserved to refute these frivolous allegations."
To be clear, the image above is one of seven video recorded incidents. Jason Miller is pleading guilty to numerous other incidents where drivers said officer Miller exposed himself but he had already turned off his police car's camera. The good news is he can't be a cop in New Jersey anymore,
I guess.
“The recommended sentence is probation with up to 60 days in the Sussex County Jail,” said Mueller after Miller's court appearance. On top of forfeiting his position with Newton, “he can never seek employment in the state of New Jersey in law enforcement.”