New Sexual Harassment Complaint on Chief of Police!

There was a new sexual harrasmnt investigation on the chief conducted by the Prince William County Police Department.

Amazing how Sweaingen files the complaint with the county police department NOT the EEOC since it is plainly not a criminal violation.
That will keep them actually doing anything to the offender.... this will make an intresting "ask the mayor question"

oh i can ensure you officer Ishmael is not as innocent as he likes to make himself out to be. his mouth is just as bad as the others. don't condem others until you look at yourself.

And how would you know anything about what I say? Do you work inside the police department? I'm not like the other officers and certainly not like the one that likes to grab a kid and curse at him causing a backup officer to want to leave and have the backup officer tell a PWC officer that he shouldn't be at the traffic stop because of how the officer was talking towards a juvenile. Obviously this one particular officer has no clue on his verbal skills with dealing with juveniles. He proved that by treating a juvenile like a criminal when he was looking into my situation. Say what you will, but I know you never heard me say anything derogatory. Shifting blame is easy for some to try and justify their own problems. Funny how people need to makeup names on here because they are afraid of using their real identity.

Yes Officer Ishmael it is easy to shift blame. Like you just did in your reply. Getting very defensive aren't you. I am not saying your are guilty of what they accused you of or that the Chief and others are correct. NOT AT ALL. As for the name i use as on forums. Well before you condemn me. You may want to look at the others on here. almost everyone used another name.So your calling people that support you on here afraid? No i don't work inside the Haymarket Police dept. How do you know i haven't heard you be derogatory? Sounds to me as your defensive and you think you know me. Well i am just glad your getting the support. I'm sorry you have taken this posture against a post that is open to the public. My post wasn't to put you down but to let you and others know not to condemn others for acts we do also.But i see your response to the last post now causes me to question you. I understand your angry and have been accused of something you may or may not have done.

Yes I was being defensive because that is all I have been doing lately is defending myself. First against my work for suspending me without a reason and then saying that I may have been the cause of misconduct after they decide if I did anything wrong in the first place. Now I am defending myself in court for a BS charge which has no evidence to base it's worthiness. I agree that I am angry. I was accused of a lot of nonsense that did not happen and now I am having to waste money to defend myself against a bunch of lies that have ruined my career, my marriage, and my reputation. Place yourself in my shoes and maybe you will understand. Your original post stated that my mouth was just as bad as the others, so if you make an opinion that maybe I did something wrong verbally, all I ask is for you to refer me to what I said that would make me rethink my position on this complaint that I made. If I am going to be called out by a post by implying that I too may have made a comment of poor taste, all I ask is to be told what it was. Is that wrong? In spite of everything that has been going on with me, it is a little difficult to not become defensive towards anybody that wants to tarnish my reputation more than what it has been already. I would also imagine that most people don't use their real names on here because they may be afraid of retaliation from the police officers that are still working the town. So I have considered that and I can understand why people don't want to use their real names when they are showing me support. Why would they want to be a target of the police department. I've worked there long enough to know how their minds work and know that when they believe someone is against them they become paranoid and vengeful.

I think that everyone should just let things be. Writing things on here isn't going to make anything better. Its just going to make people talk even more.

I think everyone should be talking about this. A huge injustice has been done and something needs to be done about it. And obviously, nothing is. The entire town needs to know what a corrupt police department it has. And obviously the Mayor isn't any better.

Ishmeal what the hell do you expect people to think when EVERY day atleast twice people including me saw you in front of the "minors" house. Turning your siren on for a split second so she'd know you were out there. Or how about the 20 times you were seen going down Haymarket drive right after she had just jogged down the road. or maybe i should bring up the myspace comments you left her? Does ne of that seem normal to you? And now tht youve been figured out
(which i must say im surprised it took this long) youre trying to turn the spot light on Roupp. Youre sick!!

p.s- howd u like it when she kissed another girl in front of you?

How can you blame officer Ishmael about any of this crap? He already said that nothing happened! Why should someone believe two juveniles over a police officer with a good record?! You are crazy to think that people are going to back you up with this bull crap accusations! I've never seen anything happen before and it sounds like Officer Ishmael has explained everything you accused him of. I doubt you are the one that even lives in Long Street Commons. You are probably the one from down the road so how the hell would you know about anything like this happening? Maybe your cousin said something to you and you both agreed that it had to be true. Whatever.... Grow up! I know you aren't my neighbor because I never saw any of this happen and I doubt your cousin from Comanche ever saw anything either. I hope you both get sued! I hope working at PW's will earn you enough money to pay his lawsuit for awhile, but you'll also need a better job to support the lawyer fees!

So are you the same person that claims to be Haymarketman,veggie, imjustme and any other name that you can think of to portray that other people other than yourself thinks that something is honestly going on?! You made several mistakes, first using the same type of grammer in each of your statements and poor spelling. Most people don't make mistakes like that especially when it comes to voicing a true concern over something like this. The profanity that you used using each name also indicates that you are one of the same. You used the word S**T on several occasions in different posts using different names. You have made it clear that you believe something happened and so far you have said that you have no proof to show for what you are saying. I am pretty sure who you are and that your name begins with either an "H" or a "B" and that is because you have talked way too much to way too many people. Also, what has been told to you by other people on here is the complete truth. Whoever makes a complaint against a police officer the police officer has a right to review the complaint and to find out who the person was that made it so that if it was falsely made then the officer can go after that person for a civil suit. That law was made to prevent police officers from being accused by vengeful people that are out to get them in trouble for tickets that they receive or any other reasons. SO, if you are using the names listed above to egg on these allegations and prove yourself to be the same person then watch out for the wrath of the legal system. Nobody will be able to help you out in court except a good lawyer and I am sure that they will tell you that unless you had this physical proof that people keep talking about you are about to be hurting in your pockets when you get sued. I too live in the area and my children hear things and I do believe that I know absolutely who you are. Ms. H and Ms. B

Try to do something more constructive with your time rather than assuming things and making posts on here.

For the record, you spelled my name wrong. Unless you have physical proof of these allegations do not even start to slander my name. I don't care if you are an adult or minor, I will sue you for slander if you can not prove every bit of the things that you mentioned on here. A post was placed on here once warning people about slandering and if you choose to do it I will do everything in my power to make sure you will be in court to answer to a defamation suit and you will be forced to provide PHYSICAL PROOF of everything that you are stating. So please let me know if you wish to continue slandering my character so I can go about my lawsuit against you as well as the town for allowing my IA to be made public when it should not have been.

For the record, I only turned my siren and air horn on during the daytime when I was in the Long Street Common's area while all the kids were playing with my car and I would turn on my blue lights and let them turn on my spotlight. Of course you don't mention that in your short brief statement.

Also, I drove by the minor's house more than twice a day because that is my job to drive through the neighborhoods and yes if someone stops me to talk I will talk to anybody as that is part of my job. I stopped in all the communities to when kids were around to pass out stickers and badges. Just because this girl in question is 17 and you believe that a relationship happened is your own sick opinion!

As for Haymarket Dr. Again, show me how you ever saw me on Haymarket Dr. when she ran down that road! Again, if you are going to make the accusation then back it up with more than just your words. What proof do you have to show that I ever drove down that road when she went jogging?

As for the myspace comments, how do you know if I ever left anyone a comment? My name was never listed on any myspace account and my picture was never used. As for the comments, how do you know who has access to a person's account to make comments on their own site? Did you ever physically see me post a comment on anyone's site using my name and picture or identifying myself? The answer to that is NO! So again, get your facts straight and stop assuming. As for the comments, I saw them and they did not seem anyway innapropriate. Unless your mind is stuck in the sex mode where everything you read has to relate to sex. Get your mind out of the gutter and stop assuming everything relates to sex!

Next, As for shining the Spotlight on Chief Roop AND Sgt. Breeden, you will be surprised to find that I spoke with other officer's about my case against them before this FALSE accusation against me started! That too you would have no knowledge about. Wouldn't it just surprise you to listen to audio tape of the Chief and Sergeant talking in an unprofessional manner?! Bet it would. Don't assume that I am trying to advert my accusations against them because they have their own issues to deal with.

As for the last comment, I never admitted to seeing anyone kiss in front of me and if two girls or two guys kiss in front of me that is none of my business! What two consenting people do is none of my business as long as it does not violate the law. Yes I have seen both males and females kiss in front of me while I have worked because apparently it is nothing new to society for people to be open with their personal relationship and I am not one to judge. Why should you unless you are stating that you are against homosexuals and that will be your own issue and not mine.

So if you are done with all this and still wish to make accusations then please do everyone a favor and provide PHYSICAL PROOF of everything that you mentioned before you start to slander my character on here. Remember that once it is written it also becomes "Libel". The defendant in a slander case has to be the one to Prove the Burden of Proof to be found not civilly liable for their accusations and statements. Again, I have no problem going after anyone that makes statements against me that they can not prove with proof. So unless you have a video recorder that shows I did something wrong and to back up your statement I would be very careful with how you proceed on me. Believe me when I say this.

I am more than certain that you are one of two girls that started this false accusation against me and initiating this horrible incident to become out of control based on your jealousy over a failing friendship or other personal problems. I have no idea why you felt the need to slander me the way you have and I will hopefully find out eventually through the courts why this happened. I have served the Town of Haymarket with the upmost professional manner and more so than others that currently work for the department. I have given the town more protection than what its received by all three persons currently working and my stats would show that! I would love nothing more for your names to be mentioned on here but I can only assume that you are worried about your own reputations. Trust me that if this does not stop that your names will become known because you will be in court along with your parents. State law does not prevent a minor from being sued and what will happen is that once you start a job or if you have one already every penny of that check will go towards me until the amount that is ordered by the courts is settled. Which means that if you get sued, you will have to pay even years later until the amount ordered is paid off in full no matter how long it takes. You cost me my marriage and that is not even going to amount to dollars in the courts eyes or mine and frankly I could care less about money for the loss of my wife. Shame on you for doing this to me and to the girl involved. I am once again making the challenge to anyone who can provide any type of physical evidence against me to step forward and take a stand and show me what I did wrong. Words alone will not work because a court nor I will accept it. The police department may accept it but that is because they themselves have skeletons of their own and are afraid to stand up for an officer that may not have done anything wrong.

I have no problems starting to go into detail about PHYSICAL PROOF about the current officers that are working right now. Chief Roop, Sergeant Breeden, and Corporal Kenworthy. I just dont know where to start. I would think starting with an Internal Affairs Investigation into a current officer that forced him to resign from his agency for threatening a citizen would be a great start. Especially when his fellow officers have confirmed this and the fact that he LIED during his Internal Affairs Investigation! Why was he even hired by Haymarket after that happened? Hmmmm, maybe it was because the supervisor's arent the most shining stars themselves. I believe I was told that lying during an IA was something to be terminated for. Now I have that very same person doing my IA? Odd isn't it! Makes me also wonder what type of training that person had to even initiate an IA and how to properly conduct it and investigate it without being certified and trained to handle that type of things. But that brings us back to the fact that he too lied during his own IA. Funny how that works isn't it.

So "somebodysneighbor" why don't you use your after school time asking why we have someone that lies working for the department. I can go on and on and on about the others!

People need to remember that I have many friends and associates throughout Prince William County PD, Manassas City PD, State Police, and Fairfax Co. Police that are always more than willing to assist me with help dealing with this mess since it is all false accusations!

maybe u didnt understand what i was saying, i did not say u did ne thing sexual with this girl all i said is "what do u expect people to think" i mean seriously almost EVERYONE in tht neighborhood thought it was strange. you are right i have no physical evidence but if u wanna go there with the slandering of the name screw u. ur slandering my damn name saying tht im a jealous minor you have no idea who i am. and for the record i didnt say ne of the shit tht got u into trouble tht doesnt mean i cant have an opinion on the situation. and if u dont like people saying shit to you on here you shouldnt have ever posted anything in the first place. not evryones gonna be on your side so you need to take the good with the bad.

He may not have understood what you said, but I did! You may not be the one that got him in trouble but you are the cousin of her. You know, the one that lives on Comanche Ct that comes to visit you while you work at PW's. Everybody knows everything now because your cousin couldn't keep her mouth shut long enough to keep anything a secret. Ruined for the both of you I guess. Anyways, if you didn't make the complaint then don't worry about Officer Ishmael going after you, but believe it when I say that he has a good chance at her since she has nothing to prove! The chief will believe anything that a girl tells him because he loves the ladies and that is why he will be fired soon! Hope you enjoy the Washington Post Article today!

I'm not going to sit here and argue state laws with you. Bottom line is that there is a difference between opinion and statements. As for slander, 1. the persons name must be announced either verbally or in writing which you did and I did not do,and 2. It must imply that something was done wrong if it was not. You made the implication by two statements that you believe something to have gone on.

BTW.
Now that my attorney has gotten involved with dealing with the town, the paperwork that the accuser/accusers submitted will be reviewed by me and my attorney and I will be able to ascertain who the person or people were that made the allegations and if they can not prove what they stated in the complaint to the department I can go after the people that initiated this based on false facts since they did not have any proof for everything that they stated in their complaint forms. Any reply to that?

Once again, I must come on here and explain to a certain person Virginia State Law. I am sure you are the very same juvenile that I responded to on the other post but since you used a different name on here, I will once again explain things to you again! First of all, you should learn to not argue legalities with a police officer! I am more than certain that he knows the laws better than you do. Especially if you are a juvenile... You might want to listen to what he is saying because he is correct. And no he did not "slander" you because he did not use your name or cause anybody to believe that your reputation is tarnished by saying you are jealous. That would not be considered a slanderous remark. And yes he does get access to the complaints that were made against him and he will be able to review their statements and know there identity. Hope you aren't one of them and if you are be prepared for court! He does have a good case against anyone that filed any allegations against him. He has every right under state law to ascertain who initiated his IA and to confront them. Just a heads up.......

Now for our daily law lesson.....

Regardless of who makes a statement, "implying an opinion" and that opinion was and did imply that an action did in fact happen makes you a third party person because you are implying that something may or may not have occurred and that means you made an implication of an act that may or may not be correct, thus making your comment a slanderous comment unless you know that the incident happened based on actual evidence. Also, you mentioned officer Ishmael's name directly which is part of the slander process. So, in short terms, you can not imply a comment like you did unless you know that it is factual or it makes you liable to be civilly responsible for defamation of character. If you aren't involved in this then why are you making the comments that you made? The officer has made his statement along with the juvenile involved and that is enough evidence to say it didn't happen. The courts have ruled that the defendant of a defamation lawsuit has the burden of proof of showing that something happened and not the person that was slandered. Meaning, unless you have physical proof and not just verbal proof that something happened then you can not make the comments that you made. I understand you said "it's your opinion", but again you created another chain of event by relaying information on something that may not be correct and that is the whole purpose of defamation and slander! Believe what you will, but I am an attorney and have been one for more than 20 years. I am pretty certain that I am familiar with what I am talking about and if you have read my previous statements on here, I have not made any comments that were not true based on other witnesses that would be held accountable in a court of law in Prince William County Circuit Court. All I am asking is for you to be careful with statements that may imply that this officer did something wrong unless you saw for yourself and have physical proof so that you do not have to worry about him finding out who you are and going after you for slander.

I do live in Haymarket and I do like Officer Ishmael and I do plan on supporting him along with our neighbors.

okay well i am not one of them so you will not be seeing me in court. im also glad that your opinion is to support the officer but not everyone needs to have your same opinion. Although i may not have physical proof i have seen enough to base the opinion i have made.

I just found out where all this crap is coming from and who started it. It was two juveniles!!!!!! They will be referred to as Ms.B from Long Street Common's and Ms. H from Haymarket Village and I am not surpised! You both bragged about it after you talked to the chief at PW's and then people knew. All I want to know is what did the girl or Officer Ishmael ever do to the both of you? Did he bother you or threaten to arrest you or was the main problem with having each of your boyfriends talk to the girl on different times and getting jealous over it?

I hope officer Ishmael knows who you are and sues the both of you! You both lied on an official complaint that stated he allowed juveniles to smoke and that was not true based on witness statements so the only witnesses are the two of you. Since you made up these lies that you cant back up in court I hope officer Ishmael sues the heck out of the both of you. If I was you I would quickly apologize for everything that you said and make sure you explain that it was only your assumption and that you didn't have facts to back up anything you said in your complaints.

Also,
You were both seen by several people on Wednesday talking to the chief and people overheard some of the comments that were being mentioned. Really bright aren't you! Guess there is no reason now to hide behind all those fake names that you created.

This is directed to "somebodyneighbor". Why did you post all these comments on this particle post site when your "opinions" reflect on issues from another main post. This post was in regards to an allegation of a hostile work enviroment at the police department. It has nothing to do with what officer Ishmael was accused of. That post was listed on "Officer in trouble". That would have been a better place to post your concerns. I agree with others when they say that they believe you are one of the same as the other names that have been used. You may have seen enough to base your opinion but that isn't enough to go after another person and especially not enough to have a police officer fired. I would never get someone fired based on things that I saw unless it was something that was completely wrong on a police officers behalf. What did you personally see that you are referring to? I am just curious because you and the other names that have made negative comments are the only people in the neighborhood of Long Street Commons that say that you say something. If I'm not mistaken, don't you live in the other neighborhood off Bleight Dr. and not in Long Street Commons? Just curious and very odd.

Good God Y'all!

The Town and it's "leaders" are not going to do or say much about this situation.They are to busy keeping their heads in the sand .
Officer Ishmael was the only one actually driving through the neighborhoods making sure things are OK while other officers are too busy drinking coffee at sheetz or just sitting in the office.

I have to agree with you. Officer Ishmael has always seemed like an officer who actually cares about people he is protecting and serving.

If this allegation is true, what on earth is going on here. The town just does not need this. I have to say again that the Police Department be disbanded and the duties of law enforcement be turned over to Prince William County Police Department. They apparently respond to "serious" call in the town anyway let them handle the day to day calls as well. What are we paying for? Embarrasment at every turn? I have stayed out of the town politics for a very long time but I will make my opinions known at the May town council meeting.

I agree with you sir or ma'am. Who do the people of Haymarket think reaponds to all calls for service during a holiday or after the midnight officer leaves at the end of his shift? PWCPD responds to everything when there are no officer's working and they will continue to do so until the day comes when the department is properly staffed by 24/7 coverage. It was not impossible to do this but since the Sgt. and Corporal want to work certain hours it wouldn't happen. All you need is for 4 officer's to work 12 hour shifts and rotate days and that would also allow each officer to continue to have every other weekend off. The downfall is that there would only be one officer on duty at all times. Well, that is except when the chief decides to show up. BUT, you cant count the chief as manpower because when he is working all he does is drink coffee in his office looking at magazines, hanging out at sheetz or stopping by the mayors house or anyone else's house that he wants to waste a few hours socializing. I cant even count how many times I would be on a traffic stop and had the chief drive by me without stopping to assist or check to make sure I was alright. This is common respect of every officer to do. I suppose he is too important to do that. As for his dog, it was used on a few occasions after I found narcotics to help out and all it did was indicate where "drugs" were after I had already found them. Great job! Yes, let PWCPD take over and respond to calls.

In regards to the Chief's dog, I checked into it and discovered that the dog the Chief originally trained with many years ago and qualified to work with was turned back over to the agency that trained him and his dog and that dog is currently working for another department. Any police officer that uses a police K9 are required to do a yearly recertification to make sure the dog and handler are still qualified to do their jobs. I know that the Chief has never attended a recertification course during the year that I worked for the town and that would mean that he is not currently allowed/authorized to use his dog per Virginia DCJS guidelines and that his dog is not currently authorized to be used to search for narcotics or any other functions. Unless the chief can show proof from a authorized Virginia DCJS school that he attended with his current dog he is violating DCJS regulations and placing himself and the town in a severe liable issue! Good to know and I will be curious to see if he can show proof of his certifications especially since the town has been paying for his dog.

Have the Chief and Sgt. even been suspended for this investigation to take place, or is an investigation even being done? I bet we know one attorney that the Town won't hire to look into it !!!!

By the way I am behind you 100% Officer Ishmael if you ever need anything please feel free to ask.

No they are not suspended. Saw them on Saturday smiling and joking at town hall. The town manager is investigating the complaints. That seems fair right? Not to me it doesn't. I'll be at the next meeting to ask why they weren't put on leave during this investigation like officer Ishmael was during his. I'm sure they will twist the story around to justify their reasoning.

I guess the three officers are above the law and above the rules and regulations for police officers in Haymarket. Or, maybe the town doesnt mind as long as it stays out of the press. So now we hear Kenworthy was flirting with a server at Fosters! He is married! And he was drinking a beer while in uniform? Not a good thing for Haymarket right now.