Stockton officer no longer employed after sexual assault allegations
A Stockton police sergeant is no longer employed by the city’s police department after several women came forward with sexual assault allegations this year.Sgt. Nicholas Bloed was placed on paid administrative leave in May and as of Oct. 13 is no longer an officer with the Stockton Police Department, spokesperson Joe Silva said on Sunday.”The Stockton Police Department takes pride in our service, is vigilant in our integrity, and respects the honorable profession that law enforcement is and the oath we swore to uphold,” Silva said. It’s unclear if the department fired him due to the allegations. Video above: Two more women come forward with sexual assault allegations against Stockton police officer Three women came forward accusing bloed of unwanted sexual advances and sexual assault. They are suing the city, police department and blood. KCRA 3 spoke to one of the victims, a soft-spoken grandmother known as Jane Doe 2 in the complaint she filed with the city and the police department. The 42-year-old Stockton woman outlined the accusations from April 2021, saying the alleged sexual assault took place at a Stockton Motel 6 near Highway Five and Plymouth Road. She says a friend, called Jane Doe, asked her to stay at the motel, fearful of the man coming over.Jane Doe 3 also filed a complaint, accusing Bloed of several sexual assaults over five years. She claims they first met in 2017 on an escort website.All three women are represented by San Diego attorney Dan Gilleon.Gilleon said in June he heard from the two other women after the reports first aired in May detailing the first woman’s allegations and the start of the Stockton police investigation. “When the evidence is overwhelming and you have multiple victims coming forward, there’s no excuse whatsoever,” Gilleon said.The first victim to come forward said Officer Bloed pulled her over in October of 2021 because she was driving an unregistered car without license plates. According to a damage claim filed with the city of Stockton on May 10, and obtained by KCRA 3, the victim said when Bloed pulled her over instead of giving her a ticket he took her phone away to take her phone number.The allegations with the first victim spanned over five months. Learn more about the first allegations in the video player below.In February, Bloed was promoted to sergeant. A Facebook post on Feb. 6 by the Stockton Police Department celebrated his promotion. This promotion happened during the timeframe the accusations took place.The Stockton Police Department told KCRA 3 in May it had launched an internal affairs investigation into the allegations. KCRA 3 has reached out to Bloed’s attorney for comment. As of this publishing, we have yet to hear back. This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.-KCRA 3’s Michelle Bandur and Erin Heft’s reporting contributed to this report.
STOCKTON, Calif. —
A Stockton police sergeant is no longer employed by the city’s police department after several women came forward with sexual assault allegations this year.
Sgt. Nicholas Bloed was placed on paid administrative leave in May and as of Oct. 13 is no longer an officer with the Stockton Police Department, spokesperson Joe Silva said on Sunday.
“The Stockton Police Department takes pride in our service, is vigilant in our integrity, and respects the honorable profession that law enforcement is and the oath we swore to uphold,” Silva said.
It’s unclear if the department fired him due to the allegations.
Video above: Two more women come forward with sexual assault allegations against Stockton police officer
Three women came forward accusing bloed of unwanted sexual advances and sexual assault. They are suing the city, police department and blood.
KCRA 3 spoke to one of the victims, a soft-spoken grandmother known as Jane Doe 2 in the complaint she filed with the city and the police department.
The 42-year-old Stockton woman outlined the accusations from April 2021, saying the alleged sexual assault took place at a Stockton Motel 6 near Highway Five and Plymouth Road. She says a friend, called Jane Doe, asked her to stay at the motel, fearful of the man coming over.
Jane Doe 3 also filed a complaint, accusing Bloed of several sexual assaults over five years. She claims they first met in 2017 on an escort website.
All three women are represented by San Diego attorney Dan Gilleon.
Gilleon said in June he heard from the two other women after the reports first aired in May detailing the first woman’s allegations and the start of the Stockton police investigation.
“When the evidence is overwhelming and you have multiple victims coming forward, there’s no excuse whatsoever,” Gilleon said.
The first victim to come forward said Officer Bloed pulled her over in October of 2021 because she was driving an unregistered car without license plates.
According to a damage claim filed with the city of Stockton on May 10, and obtained by KCRA 3, the victim said when Bloed pulled her over instead of giving her a ticket he took her phone away to take her phone number.
The allegations with the first victim spanned over five months.
Learn more about the first allegations in the video player below.
In February, Bloed was promoted to sergeant. A Facebook post on Feb. 6 by the Stockton Police Department celebrated his promotion. This promotion happened during the timeframe the accusations took place.
The Stockton Police Department told KCRA 3 in May it had launched an internal affairs investigation into the allegations.
KCRA 3 has reached out to Bloed’s attorney for comment. As of this publishing, we have yet to hear back.
This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
-KCRA 3’s Michelle Bandur and Erin Heft’s reporting contributed to this report.