A former part-time Darby Township Police Officer surrendered to police on Thursday after being accused of stalking one woman, forcing another woman to strip naked and sexually assaulting a third, all while he was on duty.
The first alleged victim claims Kevin Walker, 43, of Chester, arrested her boyfriend back on April 24 after responding to a domestic assault complaint. On May 24, the woman claimed during a preliminary hearing in her boyfriend’s case that Walker repeatedly stalked and harassed her in an effort to develop a relationship with her.
Walker allegedly came to her house uninvited early in the morning and told her he would “comfort her with his hands because he was a massage therapist.” The woman also claimed Walker sent her several text messages. The woman says she refused his advances and reported the alleged harassment to police.
On July 19, a second alleged victim was interviewed by police. The woman claimed that Walker stopped at her house on numerous occasions. She says Walker claimed he was a former massage therapist and that he could “give her a nice rub down.” She also told police Walker followed her around when she walked home late at night.
The woman told police that she was stopped by the Darby Township Police on the bridge between Darby Township and Sharon Hill on Sharon Avenue in either the spring or summer of 2010 while she was pregnant. She claims she was handcuffed and transported to the Darby Township Police Station and placed inside a cell, accused of possessing drugs.
After a search revealed that she had no drugs on her, the woman claims Walker took her to the female locker room of the police station. She then told police Walker forced her to strip naked and fondle herself. Walker then allegedly released her after making her promise not to report the incident. Investigators say the woman was never charged with any crime during the incident.
The woman then told police that Walker and another officer came to her home last June and brought her 13-year-old daughter and friend home because of what they claimed was a curfew call.
Finally, the woman told police that Walker continued to stalk and harass her last August.
On August 5, police interviewed a third alleged victim, referred to them by the second alleged victim. The third woman told police that she first met Walker back in 2007 after he stopped her boyfriend and gave him a ticket. She then claims Walker repeatedly asked her for sex, intimidated her and told her “it would be in your best interest to meet me at the station.”
She then told police that she finally went with Walker to the police station back in 2009 because she felt intimidated by him. She then says the two had sex against her will five or six times at the station. The woman was arrested back in April 2010 and remained incarcerated until February 2011. While she was in court, the woman claims Walker was part of the constable transport team. She told police that on one occasion Walker kept her away from everyone else and fondled her before bringing her into court.
The woman finally told police that Walker picked her up once more last June while she was intoxicated and obtained her phone number. She then claims Walker called her as often as six times per day.
After becoming aware of the allegations against Walker, the Darby Township Police Department suspended him back in July with intent to terminate. On Thursday the Director of the Constable Transport Team suspended Walker without pay pending the outcome of the charges against him. Walker also turned himself in to police on Thursday.
In relation to the complaint from the first woman, Walker is charged with multiple counts of stalking and oppression. In relation to the complaint of the other two alleged victims, Walker is charged with rape by threat of forcible compulsion, sexual assault, stalking and other related offenses.
Walker was arraigned Thursday with bail set at $25,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 10.
