Former Detroit police officer gets prison for sex assault

DETROIT, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A former Detroit police officer who molested a woman who had dialed 911 to report domestic violence was sentenced Tuesday to up to 15 years in prison .

Deon Nunlee, who pleaded guilty to misconduct in office and criminal sexual conduct, received a sentence of 19 months to 15 years.

The victim told police she called 911 in 2013 because her boyfriend was angry and was damaging their possessions. She testified at Nunlee's preliminary hearing that he pulled her pants down and forced her to touch his penis.

Prosecutors said the assault took place upstairs in the woman's home while Nunlee's partner was with the boyfriend downstairs.

The woman first told two friends about the assault and then called the police department the next day, investigators said. Nunlee's DNA linked him to the woman.

Nunlee, 40, had joined the Detroit Police Department in 2008.