Officer resigns after on-duty sex

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida police corporal resigned after 24 years on the job when Internal Affairs officers caught him having sex in the back of his vehicle while on duty.

Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said Internal Affairs opened an investigation into Cpl. Scott Guffey, 46, after receiving a tip from a citizen accusing him of inappropriate activity while on duty, WTSP-TV, Tampa, reported Wednesday.

Internal Affairs investigators said they followed Guffey to a public park while he was supposed to be supervising undercover officers, and they witnessed him having sex with a 24-year-old woman in the back seat of his unmarked car during daylight hours.

Castor said Guffey, who is married with children, did not deny any of the accusations and resigned as an alternative to being fired. He is still eligible to collect a $60,000-per-year pension from the department, officials said.