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PBSO Deputy Fired in Sex Scandal Reinstated!

Posted by , August 21, 2012 Print

A Palm Beach County Sheriff‘s deputy fired in June for taking an intoxicated and stranded motorist to his home for sex has been reinstated by Sheriff Ric Bradshaw!

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Did Dep.Timothy McCarthy tarnish the PBSO star so much that he deserved to be fired?

I’m told the sheriff took Deputy Timothy McCarthy‘s sterling record under consideration! McCarthy, 44, a patrolman in the Lake Worth district, won deputy of the year in the district in 2009!

Early on Jan. 21, however, Internal Affairs sleuths believe McCarthy wasn’t really a stand-up guy when he stopped on Dixie Highway to assist a 24-year-woman who, according to the IA report, had been drinking all night.

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The woman, who was not identified because she claimed to have been the victim of a sexual assault, was upset and appeared disoriented.

McCarthy, who’s married, allowed her into his cruiser while they waited for a tow truck. He told his superiors the two started flirting.

Eventually, McCarthy signed off 30 minutes before the end of his 5 a.m. shift and drove the woman in his squad car an hour north to Port St. Lucie, where he lives.

There, McCarthy says he and the lady had several more drinks – then sex.

He took her back to West Palm Beach the following afternoon, but the woman’s boyfriend called 911 to report that McCarthy had sexually assaulted her.

In time, a criminal investigation showed the accusation of assault couldn’t be sustained. Mostly, Port St. Lucie cops contended that the alleged victim didn’t attempt to resist McCartly’s advance, call the police or flee McCarthy’s house.

What was sustained, however, is that McCarthy violated a deputy’s code of conduct for appearing to take advantage of a drunk, stranded woman and using a marked PBSO car to transport her.

In June, the top brass — including Chief Deputy Mike Gauger, Colonel James Stormes and Major Alfred Musco agreed to fire McCarthy.

Bradshaw brought him back Aug. 9.

“The Sheriff makes the final decision,” said Teri Barbera, Bradshaw’s spokeswoman.  “(McCarthy) was given a last chance agreement (one more strike and he’s out!) and 240 discipline hours.”

Said someone involved with McCartly’s defense who asked not to be named: “Tim should never have been fired to begin with.”

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6 Comments

  1. Toni, 9 months ago Reply

    I feel much safer with this kidnapping rapist back on the street. Don’t we usually arrest people who aren’t deputy sheriff’s for doing the same thing? Sheriff Bradshaw once again shines as an ethical, moral leader of the largest law enforcement agency in Palm Beach County.

  2. Sandy, 9 months ago Reply

    Well this woman is actually lucky. Mccarthy could “have feared for his life” and put 4 bullets into her murdering her. I have no understanding of how people vote to keep them in office.

  3. YQue, 9 months ago Reply

    To Protect and Serve. Ric Bradshaw- re-elected overwhelmingly.

    I guess we get the Gestapo that we deserve.

  4. red, 9 months ago Reply

    This is typical Bradshaw , notice how this “crap” all starts up again as soon as he knew he won the election ? It is a double standard for anyone who helps/backs Bradshaw . Notice this case , and Sgt. Custer cleared in the Seth Adams case is right after elections ? Bradshaw does not take sterling records under consideration, he just does what he pleases because he is a power narcissist . Custer is little punk with a temper, and old man Ric is just a dirty politician , end of story .

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  5. Maxin, 9 months ago Reply

    Sad commentary indeed. Unions are very strong down in S. Florida.

  6. Anonymous, 9 months ago Reply

    He has just recently opened a restaurant in lake worth, FL known as the poutine dog cafe. I will not be eating there again after learning about this incident. Very disturbing to think that he utilized his authority as a deputy to get what he wanted out of a drunk young female. I feel sorry for his wife, that is if she hasn’t filed for divorce yet!!


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