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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County Police Department officer is now behind bars after police say he raped a woman during a traffic stop.
Ryan Macklin, a six-year veteran of the force, has been charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape, and second-degree assault.
According to police, Macklin pulled over a vehicle early Thursday morning on University Boulevard in Langley Park.
During the traffic stop, Macklin reportedly forced the woman to perform a sex act while they were sitting in her car in a nearby parking lot.
Police say Macklin was “on-duty, in uniform, and driving a marked police cruiser at the time.”
Investigators are not sure why Macklin targeted this woman, but believe there may be other victims.
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