Massachusetts police officer Samantha Pelrine’s certification has been suspended after she and her husband were accused of sexually assaulting a minor while he lived in their home.
The Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission suspended Pelrine’s certification on Monday, March 30, according to a legal document viewed by Us Weekly. It is standard for police officers to lose their certification when they are charged with a felony crime.
Pelrine, 31, lost her certification effective immediately and was ordered to hand over any “agency-issued credentials and equipment that promote and support the performance of functions associated with service as a law enforcement officer, including but not limited to, any uniform, badge, firearm, assigned cruiser, and use-of-force instruments, such as tasers,” per the document…