MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has submitted a letter to the Board of the Fire and Police Commissioners ordering that Police Officer Sonthana Rajaphoumi be discharged from the department.
Rajaphoumi pleaded not guilty in May to two counts of child enticement and one count of soliciting a child for prostitution. Rajaphoumi is scheduled for a hearing on that matter on November 10th. He faces up to 75 years in prison if convicted.
Rajaphoumi is losing his job after an investigation by the police department found he violated department core values.
Rajaphoumi is a Milwaukee police officer assigned to District 4. He is accused of targeting underage girls for sex.
According to the complaint, Rajaphoumi allegedly asked one of the girls to pull her pants down and suggested they go into the basement of her home. At that time, the victim told Rajaphoumi to leave. The complaint indicates Rajaphoumi went to a home of one of the other girls, and Rajaphoumi allegedly said “show me some skin.”
Later, when police asked what she thought Rajaphoumi wanted to do, the girl told officers: “I don’t know. Strangle me or rape me.”
Prosecutors say the girl recorded the conversation with her cell phone. She claims Rajaphoumi offered to give her $200 in exchange for sex.
