Major discipline · 2025[1]
TerminatedSuspended 420 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- a Sheriff's Officer, Crimes/Offenses involving Moral Turpitude, a Public Employee
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Andrew Clayton was in a dating relationship with a coworker and sent nude photos of her to other coworkers without her consent, the Atlantic County Sheriffs Office reported. The coworker filed a complaint with local police, and Clayton was charged with Invasion of Privacy, Cyber-Harassment, and Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence. The office sustained charges of Conduct Unbecoming a Sheriff's Officer, Crimes and Offenses involving Moral Turpitude, and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. Clayton was suspended for 420 days and terminated while the internal affairs matter was pending.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Clayton was in a dating relationship with a coworker and sent nude photos of her to other coworkers without her consent. She filed a complaint with the local police department and he was charged with Charged with Invasion of Privacy, Crime of Cyber-Harrassment, Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence.