Former cop gets 3 years for sexual assault

Published August 24, 2007 4:00am ET



A former D.C. police officer was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in Rock Creek Park after pulling over her vehicle on a routine traffic stop.

D.C. Superior Court JudgeNeal E. Kravitz on Thursday sentenced former officer Juan Leon to a year more than what the sentencing guidelines recommend. After prison, he will have to register as a sex offender.

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