BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) A former California Highway Patrol
officer was charged Wednesday with four misdemeanor counts
resulting from his alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with a
minor, Kern County authorities said.
Alan Munro Bullman, 36, of Bakersfield, faces four counts of
annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18, according to the
Kern County Sheriff's Department.
Bail has been set at $5,000.
Sheriff's department Commander Steve Del Tour said Bullman was
not taken into custody.
``He's been very cooperative with our detectives ... and we
don't normally clog up our jails with misdemeanors,'' Del Tour
said.
He said the charges stem from incidents where Bullman made
alleged ``attempts at fondling.''
``Unfortunately, if I gave more details about what happened, it
could run the risk of disclosing the identity of the victim,'' he
said.
Del Tour said none of the alleged incidents occurred while
Bullman was on duty.
Bullman was a California Highway Patrol officer in the
Bakersfield area until he resigned on Sept. 26, CHP spokesman Tim
Marshall said.
Marshall said Bullman was placed on administrative leave with
pay on Sept. 24 when the agency's internal affairs division learned
of the investigation.
Bullman had been with the CHP for seven years.
An area school contacted authorities on Sept. 12 to report that
a female student claimed to have been a victim of inappropriate
sexual conduct, Del Tour said.
An investigation by the sheriff's department identified Bullman
as the suspect.
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