U.S. Military Agency Reassigns Employee Tied to Oakland Police Misconduct Scandal

Updated Tuesday, July 5, 2016

A Defense Department agency has reassigned an employee who reportedly contacted the woman at the center of the Oakland police sexual misconduct scandal.

The worker at a Defense Logistics Agency facility in San Joaquin County apparently contacted the 18-year-old after seeing news coverage of her alleged sexual relationships with several Oakland police officers.

The woman, who has told local news organization that she works in the East Bay sex trade, has said some of her encounters with police officers took place when she was underage.

The East Bay Express previously identified the Defense Logistics employee as William Johnson, a facility guard. The Express reported that Johnson contacted the teenage prostitute, who goes by the name Celeste Guap, days after KRON ran its first news story about the Oakland police sex case.

In mid-June, Patrick Mackin, deputy director of public affairs at the DLA, confirmed that the agency has opened a probe into the allegations.

On Tuesday, Mackin said that the employee has been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of that investigation, but would not offer more details.

That disclosure came less than a week after a Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy, who allegedly had sex with Guap, resigned.

Three OPD officers were placed on leave and two have resigned as multiple probes continue into officers' contact with Guap.

Former OPD Chief Sean Whent's sudden resignation amid the growing scandal prompted a quick succession of department heads this month, with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf deciding to place the department under control of City Administrator Sabrina Landreth.