Former Egg Harbor City police officer Steven Hadley, left, pleads guilty to official misconduct at The Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing, Tuesday Oct. 21, 2014, for using position to get sexual favors.
Steven Hadley, 32, of Port Republic, now faces a five-year suspended sentence under the plea agreement.
He
was originally charged with four counts of official misconduct Sept.
24, 2013, the same day he was critically injured when his pickup left
the Garden State Parkway and struck a tree.
Today,
he pleaded to one count, with the others dismissed. The plea took place
before the case went to a grand jury, so Hadley had not been indicted.
He
admitted in court that from April to May 2013, the woman -- identified
only as J.N. -- was an informant for him, and made drug purchases.
During that time, he also had a sexual relationship with her.
"You understand that that constitutes official misconduct?" attorney Joseph Levin asked him.
Hadley, now paralyzed in a wheelchair, replied yes.
Following
the fiery crash, Hadley spent seven months in the hospital and his
injuries are considered permanent, First Assistant Prosecutor Diane
Ruberton said.
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