If the police officer is convicted, the state's police oversight board will strip his police certification, ending his law enforcement career in Massachusetts.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7742450

A Methuen police officer accused of possessing explicit images of children has been suspended by Massachusetts police oversight officials while his criminal case proceeds.

Matthew Bistany was already on administrative leave from the Methuen Police Department following his arrest in August. But his policing certification is now also suspended by the Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission, the state’s police watchdog agency.