California police sex scandal spreads to other departments

A newspaper investigation finds a sex scandal involving Oakland police has spread to other area police departments, with the woman at the center of it claiming she had sex with two dozen current and former officers in five cities.

The woman, a Richmond resident who was not named, tells the East Bay Times for a story Sunday that she slept with three of the 24 officers before she turned 18 last August.

She also tells the newspaper that two Oakland officers provided her confidential police information, including tips on scheduled anti-prostitution stings. In addition, she says a retired Oakland police captain in his 80s paid $250 to have sex with her in a motel. The captain and several other officers named did not return calls for comment.

Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent stepped down Thursday amid an investigation of sexual misconduct allegations involving several officers. He gave no specific reason for his resignation.