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  Buckeye police detective Michael Haddad gets his jollies by having sex in the Buckeye High School weight room. This model cop also shows porn movies in the briefing room at the Buckeye Police Station. Isn't it great that our tax dollars give people like Michael Haddad jobs??????

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Buckeye police detective fired

Brent Whiting The Arizona Republic Dec. 28, 2005 09:16 PM

The Buckeye town manager has fired a police detective accused of misconduct, including having sex in a weight room at Buckeye High School.

For his part, Michael Haddad, a 14-year veteran, has apologized for what he describes as poor judgment, according to documents released by Buckeye on Wednesday.

"I am a human and as humans we are destined to make mistakes," Haddad wrote in a response to allegations that were leveled against him.

Town Manager Carroll Reynolds handed Haddad his walking papers on Tuesday at the urging of Police Chief Dan Saban. Under city rules, Haddad has until Jan. 6 to appeal.

The firing was the latest in a long string of officer-disciplinary matters in Buckeye since Saban signed aboard in March as the town's top cop.

Several cases still remain unresolved, but Saban has vowed to clear the decks.

According to the Buckeye documents, internal investigators sustained the following allegations against Haddad:

In 2001, during off-duty hours, he had sexual intercourse with a consenting adult female on a bench in a weight room at the high school.

In 2002, he showed a videotape in the briefing room at the Buckeye Police Department showing him and an adult female engaged in a sex act.

In recommending dismissal, Saban said Haddad was given keys to the weight room because of his position of authority as a police officer.

Saban said Haddad brought discredit upon the department and failed to conduct himself in a professional manner.

"Detective Haddad knowingly placed himself in a position of great risk by engaging in sexual relations which could have been discovered by a variety of innocent people," he said.

The documents also show that Timothy Fitzpatrick, a patrol commander who resigned Sept. 29, was accused of being deceptive when asked about alleged sexual misconduct by other Buckeye officers.

In announcing the resignation, Saban did not offer any reasons for the action, but issued a brief statement saying Fitzpatrick "will be missed."

Reach the reporter at brent.whiting@arizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-6937.