An off-duty Farmington Police officer was arrested during a prostitution sting in Layton on Thursday, police said.

Lt. Shane Whitaker, 41, of Syracuse, was one of eight men arrested after Layton police placed a prostitution ad on a website, said Layton police Lt. Quinn Moyes. Undercover officers scheduled appointments with johns, then set up a female decoy at a local hotel. The eight were arrested after offering money for sex acts.

Six of the eight were booked into the Davis County jail. Whitaker was not booked because he has brought people to that jail as Police Officer, and he may not have been safe there, Moyes said. Whitaker was arrested about 1:30 p.m. He was cited for patronizing a prostitute, a class B misdemeanor,fingerprinted and released. One other john, a Salt Lake City man, was also cited and released because police were arresting another man.

Whitaker is now on paid suspension until an internal affairs investigation determines what consequences will come from the charges, said Farmington Police Chief Wayne Hansen.

Lt. Whitaker was a very highly regarded 18 year veteran. He even served as interim Police Chief for a short spell in 2001. If the so called “best” cops are doing things like this then imagine what the “bad” cops are doing. During his eighteen years on the force I wonder how many people Shane the hypocrite has arrested for prostitution related crimes. Hmmm……

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