A Florida man who aspired to become a police officer is now facing life in prison after admitting to sexually abusing his cousin during a police job interview.
State Attorney Andrew Bain’s office announced in a news release that Stephen Bodley, 26, was found guilty by an Orange County jury last week of sexual assault of a child.
Bodley first mentioned “playing sexual games” in his application for police oath with the Apopka Police Department. He mentioned his crimes again during the interview.
“A certified vocal stress analysis examiner conducted a vocal stress test on Ms. Bodley,” Bain said. “During the exam, the examiner asked Bodley to further elaborate on the answers he provided on the pre-exam questionnaire.”
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Stephen Bodley, 26, was found guilty of child sexual abuse after he admitted to the crime during an interview while applying to become a police officer, authorities said. (Orange County Department of Corrections, Apopka Police Department)
Bodley described child sexual abuse several years ago and admitted it when asked to expand. Detectives tracked down the victim’s mother, who said Bodley and the victim had an intimate relationship, the Tampa Bay Times reported, citing an affidavit.
FOX News Digital has reached out to prosecutors.
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The woman told the Florida Department of Children and Families about the abuse, saying Bodley abused her over several years from when she was about 14 to about 19 years old, the paper said.
Bodley’s lawyers asked that the confession not be presented during the trial, but the judge denied the request.
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He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 24th and faces up to life in prison if convicted.
