ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando police officer who was accused of having sex while on the job has resigned.
Angel Burgos, an 18-year veteran with the department, submitted his resignation letter last week.
Eyewitness News has reported before on claims Burgos forced a woman to perform a sex act in December.
Burgos submitted his resignation letter, in which he called the allegations false but said the ensuing media reports put stress on him and his family.
Burgos told Orlando Police Chief John Mina in the letter that because of the stress he cannot be an effective officer.
Burgos met the woman while he investigated an assault case last August, investigators said.
The woman told agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that Burgos continued to contact her once the investigation concluded.
The woman told FDLE agents that he inquired about her well-being due to a shooting near her residence.
The woman said Burgos showed up at her home in December in an unmarked patrol car. The woman told agents that for more than an hour, Burgos kissed her, touched her breasts and then asked for oral sex, which she refused. She said Burgos then forced her.
A spokesperson with the Orange-Osceola County State Attorney’s Office said at the time there was not enough evidence to show the sexual activity was forced, so no criminal charges were filed.
The police department launched its own investigation, which is still under internal review. The investigation will determine if Burgos will have his police credentials taken away.
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