A Tampa police officer is out of the job after being arrested on a charge of prostitution, the department said.
Stanley Clerveaux, 25, was off-duty when he was charged Wednesday with soliciting another person to commit prostitution, according to the Tampa Police Department in a news release. The incident allegedly happened in the area of West Cypress Street at North Westshore Boulevard. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office made the arrest.
Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor expressed great regret in having to share the news of one of her officers but said the community deserves to know what the police department is doing.
"Extreme disappointment," O'Connor said. "To say this is a disappointment is an understatement."
The off-duty officer was hired as a recruit in 2020. O'Connor said back then, in his recruitment questionnaire, Clerveaux said, "integrity is everything in law enforcement," and the chief agreed, stating that the department had a duty to uphold to its community.
Since his arrest, he has been relieved of duty pending the investigation, O'Connor added.
"The fact that he was arrested violates TPD policy," she said.
Now, an internal affairs investigation has been launched, the chief said on Wednesday during a news conference. Prior to this arrest, Clerveaux had no history of discipline.
Clerveaux's bond was set at $500, but he has since bonded out.