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Atlanta police probe cop who had sex with judge inside courthouse

The Atlanta Police Department said the probe would ascertain whether the cop is their employee.

• May 30, 2026

The Atlanta Police Department has opened an investigation into a judicial reporting accusing one of its officers of having sex with a federal judge inside a courthouse during work hours.

A statement by the Atlanta Police Department said a probe has commence to ascertain whether the cop is their employee.

“The Atlanta Police Department launched an investigation to determine if the person mentioned in the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States, is indeed an employee of the Atlanta Police Department,” the statement on Thursday read.

The sex-in-the-chamber scandal came as a result of a leaked judicial report that revealed that a judge and a cop had sexual intercourse in the courthouse.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg Law identified the judge involvement as Eleanor Ross, a U.S. federal judge, and the Atlanta Police Department Deputy Chief Kelley Collier.

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