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By Aida Ahmed 
, Gregan Wingert
Published Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 4:38 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 | 6:28 p.m.
John K. Norman
A Metro Police officer surrendered to investigators Wednesday afternoon after he was charged with two separate instances of groping women while on duty last year, authorities said.
John K. Norman, 33, was detained at the Clark County Detention Center and charged with felony oppression under the color of law, gross misdemeanor oppression under the color of law, felony coercion and gross misdemeanor open and gross lewdness after two separate incidents in which he allegedly assaulted the women.
“It’s a sad day when Metro has to make an announcement that it’s arrested one of its own,” Assistant Sheriff Ray Flynn said.
The women, who Flynn said did not know each other, “made allegations of crime of a sexual nature” against Norman, a three-year veteran of the force.
According to the criminal complaint, on June 23, 2011, Norman forced a woman to remain in a police car while he manipulated her bra and breasts. During the second incident, on Dec. 10, 2011, Norman allegedly detained another woman and forced her to “lift her shirt up over her bra,” and touched her.
Norman was booked into the Clark County Detention Center around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Flynn said.
Metro’s internal affairs division, which operates separately from the justice system, also is looking into the women’s complaints. Results of the internal investigation can take anywhere from 60 to 90 days and could lead to Norman’s termination.
Norman, who has been with the police department since June 2008, was placed on unpaid administrative leave pending outcome of the court action.
Flynn said Metro was not aware of other related complaints against Norman.
If he shot them he'd be in the clear.
Maybe he needed a bra for himself?
I'm simple shocked. I wonder why his "brotherhood" isn't protecting.
MORON!
Is it just me,or is weird that they happen to arrest one of their own the day the dept' is meeting with DOJ officials.Is it just to make a point? Another thing is,why he arrested earlier.if I were to go and grope and or coerce a woman to do something, I would he arrested right away.....And then put under investigation after the fact.why is it when an officer is involved it is the other way around?! Sounds timely if you ask me.
Anything I would say about Metro and the Sheriff should be deleted by the moderators.
Nice way to say goodbye to your entire career. John Norman is soon to be a Walmart security guard.
Brotherhood? Treasure, you sound like Shatzie over on the RJ boards. I may not agree with everything the police do but I, unlike Treasure, believe that these guys do the right thing the majority of the time. Officers of Metro, you have got to get it together. I applaud your efforts in this case. But, why is it that men like this are on the department? Do you test for deviant behavior? I surely hope you find another method of testing if you don't. We need to have faith in your ability to protect us. Men like this one, Yant, Mosher, who was the one that was messing with a prostitute recently? It's too much. Too, too much to expect for these types of people, these types of breeches in trust erode at that foundation.
Duke...
I lmfao @ your comment; sad but true.
Yesterday, a jaywalker bought the farm
down yonder by Freemont...
(yes, I know, he had a knife)
It would APPEAR to the general public that Metro's Modus Operandi is "get a call. Drive to call. See problem. Shoot problem, then sort out the situation."
Interesting timing for Sheriff Doug to be meeting with the Feds!
Mr. Happy Hands is in deep doo-doo.
Any time I see one go down with a backdrop story like this, the first thing that comes to mind is: who wants this guy off the force? And why?
Now maybe he did the things alleged, or maybe he didn't. Remember the old adage? "you have to go along to get along." Well maybe he wasn't going along. Who knows? It's hard to say without more details. The point is, things happen around these parts for many different reasons. And the reasons are not always known to most.
Norman is that you?
Is there any type of hiring standards or evaluation process at all to become an officer in this city? It seems like they just let any guy off the street do this job.
This is going to cost the taxpayers again. It would be far cheaper to buy him a hooker.
Is not such "groping" routine under TSA colors?
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Can we see a photo of the breasts in question?
Another thug with a badge. More people need to come forward about problems they had with metro.