Patrick Morseman from his Facebook page.
By Jimmy Lee, Director of Public Affairs, Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff have arrested Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff Patrick Morseman for unlawful sex with an inmate.
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 the Office of the Sheriff immediately launched an investigation after receiving allegations of unlawful sex acts with two female county inmates committed by Morseman at the West County Detention Facility. A warrant was obtained for his arrest and a search warrant for his home. Morseman was also placed on administrative leave.
“Within 24 hours of learning of the allegations, we had interviewed the victims, collected and analyzed physical evidence, obtained search warrants, located the suspect, and made the arrest,” said Sheriff David Livingston. “We are now moving for-ward with termination of employment and providing assistance services to the victims.””
Morseman was arrested yesterday afternoon. After being interviewed by detectives, he was booked at county jail for engaging in sexual activity with a consenting adult in a detention facility. Morseman was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. He has since bailed out.
The investigation is on going and the case will be presented to the D.A.’s Office for the filing of formal charges.
“The actions of this one deputy are criminal, offensive and do not reflect on the good work of the other one thousand employees of the Office of the Sheriff,” said Sheriff Livingston. “We will work closely with the District Attorney to see the deputy is held accountable and make every effort to regain the public trust we work so hard to earn.”
Morseman graduated the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Training Center Basic Academy Class 178 in November 2015.
Allen Payton contributed to this report.
There is no way possible Patrick did this act as rape. Look at the people you are getting information from, they are the problem. Patrick is a victim of this and should not be punished more than he already has. The two women claiming things really are not honest human beings and should be punished for making accusations and ruining a young mans life and career he has worked hard to get. This is the true problem, it is much to easy for the media and sheriffs department to take what someone says and do the simple thing not investigate.
It feels so good to see some action being taken against these lowlife so called “sheriffs” that run around like cowboys taking what they want whether it be sex, property, or a life! You don’t own the world with one little badge! Throw the book at him! He’s a rapist! I expect him to be treated like any civilian would be without a badge! Prove me wrong and show me there is a justice system I can rely on!
It feels so good to see some action being taken against these lowlife so called “sheriffs” that run around like cowboys taking what they want whether it be sex, property, or a life! You don’t own the world with one little badge! Throw the book at him! He’s a rapist! I expect him to be treated like any civilian would be without a badge! Prove me wrong and show me there is a justice system I can rely on!