A former Orange County police officer pleaded guilty to harassing his mistress with thousands of texts and phone calls while using confidential police databases to track the people in his life including his mistress, wife, ex-girlfriend and more.
Robert Jay Josett, 35, of Costa Mesa, pleaded guilty to the crimes, which took place beginning in 2023 when he was employed with the Costa Mesa Police Department, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
Between June and December of 2023, Josett was accused of using the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) database to make 13 inquiries on people and vehicles not related to his job, including his mistress, someone she dated and his own wife, prosecutors said…