Pennsylvania cop admits to sexually assaulting multiple women on the job
Mark Icker, 30, pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to soliciting sexual favors from up to five women. (Obtained by New York Daily News)
A former Pennsylvania police officer admitted to sexually assaulting multiple women while he was on duty, prosecutors said.
Mark Icker, 30, pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to soliciting sexual favors from up to five women, according to the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. Two of the women pressed felony charges.
“Icker, in uniform, in a patrol car, with a firearm and handcuffs forced these women to bend to his will,” US Attorney David Freed said at a press conference.
One woman claimed Icker forced her to perform oral sex on her at a park. Another said he forced her inside the Ashley Borough police station bathroom.
Both women, who had been pulled over for traffic violations and caught with paraphernalia in their cars, remained handcuffed, prosecutors said.
Three other women accused Icker of misconduct, but did not file charges.
Icker was fired from his job when he was charged and was released on bail with an electric monitor.
With his plea deal, he will avoid going to trial.
“We were able to move quickly through this investigation and we are coming to a plea. We are not having to put victims through a trial to relive and re-victimize them,” Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said, according to Fox 56.
Icker faces 12 years in federal prison.
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