Cops Gone Wild: Hailey Bennett & Sargent Jacob Rogers

0:00 Hey everyone, and welcome back to Exposed Scandalous Files of the Elite. I'm your host, Jim Chapman, and today I'm gonna take you to South Carolina and I'm gonna tell you about two South Carolina Troopers, Lance Corporal Hailey Bennett and Sergeant Jacob Rogers, with whom it was discovered that they were allegedly going wild if you will on company time. So I'm gonna take you back about six months from today to March twelfth of twenty twenty five. And on that day, Lance corporal for the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a female by the name of Haley Bennett. She gets a promotion and she gets promoted to corporal and shortly after this all hell breaks loose at the South Carolina Highway Patrol. So this story has as many twists and turns as a country back road. So before I I get into the story, I'm gonna give you a cast of characters of who we're going to be talking about today, because there's several people. So we have two people that are directly involved, Lance Corporal Hailey Bennett who got promoted to corporal, and Sergeant Jacob Rogers, now also involved in this story are a Master Trooper by the name of t. R. Lutkin, t R. Lukin's girlfriend Caitlyn Howe, Master Trooper Casey Butt

1:35 and his wife, and a lieutenant who investigated all this by the name of j. R. Reep. Now, as I said, Lance Corporal Bennett. She gets promoted in March of this year to corporal However, not everyone apparently was happy for her. Caitlyn Howe, the girlfriend of another trooper. Shortly after finding out about this promotion, she sends a series of texts, actually screenshots to the wife of Master trooper, but in those texts indicated a sexual relationship between Lance Corporal Bennett and her supervisor, who was Sergeant Jacob Rogers, and she also claimed that it was this sexual relationship that led to the promotion. So the South Carolina Highway Patrol they get when to this it's reported to them, they gather some info and they start an investigation. And the first thing they do is they check out the screenshots of the text not only between the parties I just mentioned, but some other parties as well. And here's how they read.

2:46 And I have those in front of me. So Lieutenant Reap he reviewed the screenshots and this particular conversation, this first set of texts and I'm going to read you, is between Lance cor Corporal Hailey Bennett and Master Trooper to your luckin whose real name is Tyler, so we're gonna call him Tyler and he's a guy. So Hailey Bennett says, you know that person in the situation you told me not to trust and the whole policy violation that goes along with it. You have about five minutes to change mine in the wine's mind as to why it's a bad idea. Tyler responds back, if policy is broken, it wouldn't be because of you, lol. It's not to be trusted still because they have too many friends, that's for sure. Bennett responds, it does because it isn't my job, and I can get rid of him the same way I plan to get rid of Kennedy. Tyler responds, that makes things interesting. Haley responds to that, but at the same time, it has been mossed since I've had sex.

3:53 And if I'm going to be accused of sleeping my way to the top and getting a truck, why not reap the actual benefits of it? Well, it is just a truck. I wouldn't go all out because of it. Hayley Bennett responds, Yeah, but Dickens's last day is May first, and I know for a fact I have his vote. Tom Gannon and they are all working on Brandon for his spot. I hate more than you knowed to do that to Bets, but they all say he has a bad attitude. I keep trying to tell them it's because of Olive's and Brandon. He says he will block me from going to Troop one, and I am working with Jennifer because he is in love with me and he wants to keep me with him. Tyler responds, that is some kind of conundrum, like seriously. Haley responds, you know I'm not that person, but damn I need sex months Tyler months. And Tom is a big fan of us together.

4:52 If that makes a difference, Tyler responds, I know, trust me, I know I'd be debt if that was the case. Literally, I don't know what to tell you exactly. There's nothing I can tell you to be honest, because you're you're in person. I just don't know. Haley says, I'm alone, and so is he. He's asking me to come over my head says no, but the no sex and Moss says yes. Plus the whole everyone accusing me of it anyway doesn't help. Let's add to that the fact that Scott, who supposedly loves me and will do anything to make us work, said the only reason me and Renee are getting our cars is because it's good pr for the patrol, and that doesn't help. I'm a little bit jealous, but it is what it is. I'm sure that there are a lot of people that will be but I really believe that Williams is the one who pushed that out now, and the Captain may be trying to take the credit, but I'm sure it came from well above him. And I know I might be looking at it differently, but I'm seeing the recruitment aspect on this move. I mean, just think about the amount of females that are going to want to ask you questions now, and especially Renee in that mustang. And I'm probably completely wrong on that because it would make sense. That's what he sent me when I told him so He's on the way. Guess we will see what happens. Tyler responds to that freaking warm peace text. Oh no, I just got all that.

6:22 I was trying to get dinner ready and catch shit up. Haley responds, who will be here in a few minutes? What the fuck do I do? I really honestly know better, but damn I need some and if he's gonna keep me here, I should take advantage, right I'm screwed career wise if I don't. Tyler responds, I would say a board, a board, but I don't know. Hailey responds, I'm thinking the same either way. I'm fucked, and I prefer professionally over personally fucking morals. So that was one set of texts they reviewed, and obviously very incriminating already because she's discussing having sex right. Then the second set of screenshots were reviewed, and these screenshots were sent between Tyler's girlfriend, Caitlin Howell and Haley Bennett. And these were between July seventeenth of twenty twenty four in March twelfth of twenty twenty five. And we'll start with the July seventeenth text thread Tyler's girlfriend, what are you wearing tonight? Haley? Tan dress?

7:35 I guess, Hailey again, girl, question? Could you see the bruises right above the top of my dress? Tyler's girlfriend. What where were they from, Hailey. I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you, So I'll eventually tell Tyler and let him tell you. Tyler's girlfriend. Oh lord, Lol, my lips are sealed and I have zero friend Haley, me either, girl. I'll tell you, but currently have company. July eighteenth, the next day, Tyler's girlfriend. Oh, how did that go? Haley. Let's just say it went to the point that we never let it go before Tyler's girlfriend.

8:18 Shit happens, Haley. Yep, and sometimes it happens five times when it does. Wow Tyler's girlfriend, ha ha ha, I'm so fucking dead. Tyler's girlfriend again? Is you know who? And his wife splitting up to tell me to mind my business if you want, I'm just being nosy, Haley. No, only together because of the kids. It's as bad as Tom's situation was. Tyler's girlfriend. Fuck that shit. It does more harm than good. No judgment here. Tyler was married. I laugh and tell him all the time. If I could go back, I'd do that shit again. You can't wreck a solid foundation, only smokes Hailey Bennett. I don't blame you one bit, and Yep, it only took us Moss to actually do it, definitely, not because we didn't want to, but because we would both lose our jobs because of it. In that sentence right there, it creates kind of a problem, right, She's admitting she knows it was wrong. Tyler's girlfriend. Why what you do in your personal life is your personal business, Hailey Bennett. Because he's my supervisor on duty or off duty, it doesn't matter.

9:37 The next day, Tyler's girlfriend, Oh, I didn't know that. I mean, I guess it makes sense because if it wasn't that way and you were picked for a higher spot, it would look like favoritism. If rules like that are in place, it keeps everything fair. Haley. Hey, at least I waited until I didn't get promoted to actually do it, and sadly, I'm smart enough to know that I can't do it again, unfortunately, Tyler's Girlfriend. Unfortunately, it's already done. It won't matter if it happens again or not. If work got out, it would be the first thing people would say. Also, unfortunate that if we're got out, there are people that are spiteful enough to go after your jobs because they weren't the ones picked Hayley Bennett. Yep, I knew that coming into this job, that it's the first thing anyone would say if I ever got anything, just how it is. I just know it's not worth my career. And as amazing as it was, I can't let it happen again. But damn, girl, it had been December for me since the last time I had sex Tyler's girlfriend. Looks like it worked. Congrats And this was on March twelfth, incidentally, of twenty twenty five. Hayley Bennett, thanksgirl.

10:52 So these investigators and get those text and it's clear some shit has went down, right, So they review all that and they start an interviewing those involved, and on March eighteenth of twenty twenty five, they start with Master Trooper KC. Betts, and that interview read like this. On March eighteenth, twenty twenty five, Lieutenant Reap obtained a sworn statement for Master Trooper Bets. The following is a symnosis of his statement, which contains paraphrasing. Master Trooper Bets were called. Then, on March twelfth of twenty twenty five, after the SCCHP South Carolina Highway Patrol announced that Lance Corporal Bennett was being promoted to the rank of corporal. Master Trooper Lukin's girlfriend, Caitlin Howells, and his wife, Miss Bett screenshots of text message correspondents between Miss Howl and Lance Corporal Bennett. I mean, that's kind of messed up. According to Master Trooper Betts, The text message correspondent indicated that after not being promoted in an earlier round of promotions, Lance Corps Bennett started having sex with him and referring to Sergeant Rogers to increase their chances of getting promoted. Master Trooper Betts stated that after he reviewed the text messages between Miss Hall and Lance Corporal Bennett, he called Master Trooper Luckin, who confirmed that Lance Corporal Bennett and Sergeant Rogers were involved in a sexual relationship. Master Trooper Betts stated that Master

12:23 Trooper Luckin sent him additional screenshots of text message correspondence between Master Trooper Luckin and Lance Corporal Bennett. Master Trooper Bets acknowledged that text messages never mentioned Sergeant Rogers by name, but that several of the messages referred to the individual as Lance Corporal Bennett. Supervisor. Master Trooper Bets were called that he was in the same shift as Lance Corporal Bennett and their immediate supervisor was on extended sick leave, which, according to Master Trooper Bets, was evident that the individual mentioned in Lance Corporal Bennett's messages with Sergeant Rogers. Trooper Betts surmised that the text message quote it does because it isn't my job, and I can get rid of him the same way I plan to get rid of Kennedy and apparently that was referring to former Trooper D. S. Kennedy, sent from Lance Corporal Bennett to Master Trooper Luckin, meant that Lance Corporal Bennett was attempting to get Trooper Kennedy fired to keep him from being promoted before her. Master Trooper betts further surmise of the message also meant that Lance Corporal Bennett would attempt to force Sergeant Rogers to resign or get him fired if their sexual relationship ever went south. Master Trooper Betts explained that prior to receiving the text messages on March twelfth of twenty twenty five, he had never had any indication that Lance Corporal Bennett and Sergeant Rogers were engaged in an extramarital affair. Master Trooper Betts explained that the relationship between Lance Corporal Bennett

13:55 and Sergeant Rogers was inappropriate, so he reported the relationship to his direct supervisor. So with that, investigators wanted to talk to Master Trooper Tyler Lutchkin. I'm just going to refer to him as Tyler in this scenario, and they get a statement from him. Tyler explained that he was aware that Lance Corporal Bennett and Sergeant Rogers had been involved in a sexual relationship, but as far as details, he said he didn't have a lot of details. Tyler claimed he that his only direct information regarding the relationship was from text messages between him and Bennett, which had been provided to the investigators. Master Trooper Luckin stated I didn't ask any questions and he and Bennett did not discuss her relationship with Sergeant Rogers in person. Tyler stated that he was close with both Sergeant Rogers and Bennett, so again, it was something I didn't want to involve myself in, he said. Tyler was given the opportunity to review screenshots of text messages provided to the investigators, and he could confirmed the messages been sent between his girlfriend Caitlyn Howe and Bennett and between him and Bennett. Tyler recalled that the text message correspondent between him and Bennett occurred on April nineteenth and twentieth of twenty twenty four.

15:15 Tyler stated he tried to advise Bennett against engaging in a relationship with Sergeant Rogers because he knew the relationship would be inappropriate in a violation of policy. Tyler explained the reason he and Miss Hale captured screenshots of their conversations with Bennett was for quote covering my own self, just having any kind of documentation, like I said, from previous experiences not being involved in something. Tyler stated that on March twelfth of twenty twenty five, after it was announced that Bennett had been selected for promotion to corporal, Miss Hale texted Bennett and said looked like it worked. Congrats, and Bennett responded, thanksgirl. Tyler stated that that's when Caitlin kind of put it all together. Bennett had benefited from the relationship with Sergeant Rogers and was awarded the promotion.

16:08 Tyler stated that Miss Howell's frustration with it was the tipping point, so she informed Master Trooper Bett's wife about the inappropriate relationship between Bennett and Rogers. Tyler stated he had not applied for the promotion, so there was no personal frustration from him or Miss Howell regarding Bennett being promoted. However, Tyler said he was aware that Bennett quote gets more opportunity than other troopers at the post. Tyler claimed that Lance Corporal Bennett had admitted to being afforded more opportunities, but she claimed it was only because she was female. Tyler indicated that he believed the opportunities that had been afforded to Bennett were a result of her sexual relationship with Sergeant Rogers. As an example, Master Trooper luck And explained that despite more seasoned troopers requesting specific training, they were denied the training while Bennett was approved. Tyler indicated that, to his knowledge, Rogers could influence which troopers received certain types of training, and he used that influence to benefit Corporal Bennett. Tyler was asked about the text message quote it does because it isn't my job, and I can get rid of him the same way I plan to get rid of Kennedy that he received from Bennett, and Tyler stated that he did not know what personal issues that Bennett had against Trooper Kennedy, but quote as far as Kennedy is concerned, and another former trooper named Couughlin, I do not recall she would in a manner target

17:40 what they were doing. She would tell me she would document what they were doing. Tyler claimed he did not know what policy and procedure violations Bennett was trying to document regarding Trooper Kennedy or Trooper Cauthine and what they were committing. As far as a violation, however, Tyler stated that as far as Trooper Kennedy, I wouldn't put it past her. Her motivation was to prevent Trooper Kennedy from being promoted before her. Now it also has in parentheses Trooper Calthorm resigned from the South Carolina Highway Patrol on January twenty third of twenty twenty two, and on July twenty seventh of twenty twenty four, Trooper Kennedy resigned, and it's saying they resigned for personal reasons unrelated to this investigation.

18:28 Tyler also noted that in the portion of the message that stated quote I can get rid of him the same way I plan to get rid of Kennedy. He said he believed Bennett was referring to Sergeant Rogers as m. In that text, Jim, did you see what happened in Texas today? Wait before you tell me that, let me tell you what happened in New York. It cannot be as crazy as the case I told you about yesterday in Louisiana. You know what we should do a podcast? Asked about it, and with that we did. Crime War Weekly covers the crime news headlines that have dominated the week. We cover trending crimes from all over the country, and even sprinkle in a few globally.

19:12 Crime War Weekly is available now wherever you listen to your podcasts, simply. By searching Crime wiar Weekly or clicking the link in the description of this podcast. So at this point, the investigators they got enough that they're thinking, Okay, we need to talk to Hailey Bennett and get her side of things. And so on March twentieth of twenty twenty five, that's what they do. And I'll just refer to her as Hailey as much as possible to shorten this, but it says Hailey recalled. She became employed by the South Carolina Highway Patrol in twenty eighteen, and she was assigned to Troop five post A. Hailey indicated that when she started her employment that Sergeant Rogers was a corporal assigned to the opposite rotations, so they rarely communicated. Hailey explained that after Sergeant Rogers was promoted to the sergeant, he had provided direct supervision for the shift that she was assigned to due to her corporal being out of working on extended sickly. Hailey recalled that around December of twenty twenty three or January of twenty twenty four, she and Sergeant Rogers began to communicate more often and gradually got to know each other. Haley explained that she and Sergeant Rogers started communicating on a personal level through text message and occasionally in person in the patrol office. Haley stated, last year was the worst year of my life as an adult.

20:43 In Sergeant Rogers also had a lot of things going on in his life, so we became better friends than we should have. However, Haley claimed that neither she nor Sergeant Rogers were pursuing a sexual relationship, but a sexual relationship ultimately developed. Haley claimed that she could not recall who initiated the sex between her and Sergeant Rogers, but obviously there had to be a point because something did happen. Hailey explained that on an unknown date near the end of April of twenty twenty four, Sergeant Rogers went to Haley's residence and they engaged in sex. Haley stated that Sergeant Rogers arrived at her home at approximately twenty one thirty hours and his purpose for being there was explicitly for sex. Haley recalled that she and Sergeant Rogers engaged in various acts of sex, both sexual intercourse and oral sex, approximately fifteen to twenty times between April of twenty twenty four in March sixth of twenty twenty five. And you know how that goes. You can probably double that to forty times. People always cut that number in half. Haley initially claimed that all of her sexual encounters occurred at her residence while she and Sergeant Rogers were both off duty. However, Haley later corrected her statement. Hailey recalled a couple of months ago from this investigation. She could not recall the date, but possibly January of twenty twenty five. Sometime around lunchtime,

22:14 Sergeant Rogers was on ditty when he drove his patrol vehicle to her house. Hailey stated that she and Sergeant Rogers engaged in sexual intercourse before Sergeant Rogers returned to Dittey. Haley stated it wasn't a romantic, drawn out thing, so Sergeant Rogers was only at her house for approximately fifteen minutes. Haley also recalled on December eleventh of twenty twenty four, post A held their Christmas dinner. Haley explained that she and Sergeant Rogers were the last two troopers remaining at the lodge where they had this dinner, and they had sex in one of the bedrooms before leaving. Haley admitted that in addition to her house and the lodge, she and Sergeant Rogers also engaged in various forms of sex in THEE and It's redacted out. Hailey was asked to explain what type of sex had occurred between her and Sergeant Rogers at thee and again redacted out, and she responded all the above, though through additional questioning, Haley admitted that all the involved included kissing, hugging, sexual findling, or sex in sexual intercourse. Haley could not recall how many times she and Sergeant Rogers had kissed hugged or sexually fondled each other while in THEE and it's redacted out, but I would guess office. But she recalled having sex approximately four to six times while inside of THEE and I'm gonna guess office. Haley corrected her initial claim that the first occurrence of sexual intercourse occurred at her house

23:45 and admitted the first occurrence of sex between her and Sergeant Rogers was in the it's redacted out, let's just say office. Haley also admitted that the latest occurrence of sex between her Insergeant Rogers occurred as Sergeant Rogers redacted out On March sixth of twenty twenty five. Hailey stated that on at least two occasions she performed oral sex on Sergeant Rogers in his office maybe, but she could not recall those dates. Haley admitted that out of these sexual encounters she could occurring at the redacted out I don't know why these are redacted. She had been on duty and specifically recalled that during March six of twenty twenty five, she was on a holiday leave but stopped by the Patrol office prior to going out of town.

24:35 Haley recalled that Sergeant Rogers was on duty and they were alone in the I'm going to guess office, and Haley stated that she was walking out the door to leave, Sergeant Rogers pulled him in close to him from behind. Haley admitted that she and Sergeant Rogers kissed before going into his office and having sexual intercourse. Haley explained that in an effort to en sure they had enough time to have sex and oral sex in the office, she and Sergent Rogers would monitor the radio and check the smart cop mobile CAD map to identify where the troopers were located. Haley said that monitoring the radio and the cab would not have prevented anyone with access to the office from walking in on them, but she and Sergeant Rogers were not really thinking about that. Haley recalled that she and Sergeant Rogers had engaged in sex approximately fifteen to twenty times in other forms of sex such as touching each other in a sexual manner or oral sex up to forty times between April of twenty twenty four in March of twenty twenty five, So you can knock that up to eighty right. Haley was provided with screenshots of text message correspondence between her and Tyler and her and Caitlyn Howe. Haley confirmed the screenshots where messages she had sent to and received from Miss Howell and Tyler. Furthermore, Haley acknowledged that the context of her conversations indicated she intended to leverage her relationship with Sergeant Rogers to obtain

26:08 a promotion to corporal. Specifically, on March twelfth of twenty twenty five, after it was announced that Haley would be promoted to corporal, Miss hal texted Haley saying looked like it worked. Congrats, and Haley responded, thanksgirl. Haley acknowledged the message looked like it worked was referencing her relationship with Sergeant Rogers, and that she responded thanksgirl. Hailey claimed that during her conversations with Sergeant Rogers, she advised him not to recommend her for promotion, regardless of anything that happened between them. I'm not the one, she said. Supposedly, they call and ask for two names. If you don't believe that I'm one of the two, best to send up, don't send up my name. Haley stated that while I was completely stupid for what I did in this situation all around, professionally, personally, morally ethically. I've worked and learned every job over there in that post that I could possibly learn. Haley said, long before she gained she became sexually involved with Sergeant Rogers, she started working towards a promotion someday. Hailey stated she earned the promotion to corporal due to her abilities and work ethic, not because she was involved in a sexual relationship with Sergeant Rogers. Haley acknowledged her relationship with Sergeant Rogers presented the indication that Rogers have recommended her for promotion because of the relationship. However, Haley reiterated that she did not become sexually involved with

27:41 Sergeant Rogers to advance her career. Haley stated that if she had attempted to advance her career by having a relationship with a supervisor quote, it would not have been with someone at the bottom of the chain of command. I would have aimed much higher, Haley said, that's wild. Haley stated that she and Sergeant Rogers had very similar personalities and allowed their friendship to lead to sex. Haley maintained that a relationship with Sergeant Rogers had no bearing on her being selected for promotion. When asked about the messages she sent to Tyler, specifically the wording quote it does because it isn't my job, and I can get rid of him the same way I plan to get rid of Kennedy. Hailey claimed she could not recall who she was referring to in that message. Haley stated that as far as her plan to get rid of Kennedy, she had intended to report him for alleged inappropriate conduct, but a report was never filed, according to Haley, and all of the rest of that sentences blacked out, and then it says, but she never reported this allegation because if I reported, it would come back to be my fault somehow. Conversely, Haley admitted that Trooper Kennedy had never made inappropriate comments are acting inappropriately towards her ant's Corporal Bennett stated she had only heard from other troopers that Trooper Kennedy had alleged, and it's redacted out. Haley claimed that her message to Master Trooper Tyler meant that if Trooper Kennedy had done or said anything inappropriate, she would

29:15 report him and get him fired. Haley denied the allegation she intended to file a complaint against Trooper Kennedy to prevent him from being promoted before her. As for former Trooper Coughlin, Haley claimed that the assertion that she had also intended to report allegations against him were false. Haley said, me and Colthoram were friends and she never tried to report him for any violation or procedure. So that is some pretty wild shit right there from Hailey Bennett. And now at this point the investigation, who do you think they want to talk to you? They want to talk to Sergeant Rogers. This is on March twenty fourth of twenty twenty five. He recalled that he began his career in two thousand and six, he progressed through the chain of command to the rank of sergeant, and he obtained that rank in May of twenty twenty three. He recalled while at the post a Christmas party in December of twenty twenty three, he and his subordinate lance, Corporal Bennett, started communicating in a flirtatious manner. Rogers stated that in the days and weeks following the Christmas party, he and Haley's interactions progressed to quote something it shouldn't As an explanation for how he developed the inappropriate relationship with Haley.

30:38 Sergeant Rogers stated that he had been having trouble in his marriage, and he said, quote, it's like you're eating blooney all your life, and all of a sudden, somebody comes along and offers you a tomahawk stake. And I'm sorry to laugh about that, but I can only imagine what is I'm assuming ex wife now after reading that, I can only imagine her feelings when she read that. He went on to say, it just started out innocent, and it just escalated. Rogers explained his interactions with Haley were merely flirting over the phone and in person until sometime in February of March of twenty twenty four, when the relationship became sexual. Rogers stated that when he and Haley's relationship became sexual, they would meet at her residence.

31:28 He said, it's been everywhere. I mean anywhere, from her residence to on duty. I'm not gonna lie about anything. Rogers recalled the day that he and Haley first engaged in sex. Sergeant Rodgers could not recall the date, but he remembered that he and Lance Corporal Bennett had been working an overtime assitement providing traffic control for the high school basketball Championships. Haley and Sergeant Rogers both worked the event, and according to Sergeant Rogers, he and Haley had been texting throughout the assignment, and one of the messages he sent to Haley he asked to see Haley's breast. Sergeant Rogers indicated that since both he and Haley were married and living with their spouses, they agreed to meet and it's redacted, but we're going to say office to fulfill Sergeant Rogers's request to see Haley's breast. Sergeant Rodgers could not recall the time, but he explained that he and Haley met at the office and ultimately engaged in sexual intercourse in Sergeant Rogers' office. Sergeant Rogers stated that this was the first time he and Haley had sex, and the last time that they had sex was also at the post A office. This on March sixth of twenty twenty five. Rogers recalled that during this incident, he was on duty when Haley, who was off duty, stopped by the office before she was going out of town. Rogers admitted that before Haley left, they went into his office and had sex. Rogers admitted that he and Haley had

33:00 engaged in sexual activity either sexual intercourse or oral sex in his office more than once but less than ten times, and either one or both of them were always on duty. Rogers ultimately settled on a number between four and six times. That means it was twelve right that he and Haley had engaged in sexual intercourse or oral sex inside of the office. Sergeant Rogers stated that on some occasions he met Haley at the office while he was off, but she was on duty, and on other occasions she met him at the office while he was working. Sergeant Rogers explained that on those instances in which he and Haley met at the office, it was for the explicit purpose of engaging in sex, and Sergeant Rogers claimed that on other occasions he and Bennett would already be at the office for work related purposes before engaging in sex. And he also, y'all, and I'll just cut this down for you so I don't have to read this giant paragraph.

34:02 But he also confirmed what she had said about them having sex and looking at that mobile cad map to make sure where the other troopers were and that they wouldn't walk in on them, and it goes on to say. When asked about that, Sergeant Rogers stated that during his and Lance Corporal Bennett's sexual exploits at the time and at the office, they were quote thinking with the wrong heads. How's that very honesty for you? As for meaning Haley at her house, Sergeant Rogers repeatedly said that he was having trouble at home and his wife, who was a school teacher, routinely took children out of town through the summer, which allowed him to travel to Haley's house when he was off duty without raising suspicion from his wife. Sergeant Rogers stated that he visited Haley at least every other weekend at her house throughout June and July twenty twenty four.

35:01 He also admitted that on other occasions, to curb suspicion from his wife, he would report to work and then meet Haley at her house while he was on duty. Rogers claimed he could not recall the number of times while that he traveled to Lance Corporal Bennett's home while on duty to engage in sex, but it was more than once in less than ten times. How's that for a arrange? Rogers admitted that at some occasions, while at Haley's house and on duty he will remove his uniform to engage in sexual intercourse with Haley, and on other occasions he would and it's redacted out, but it seems to lead to turning off his CB if you will, his communication device, and he said he was not available to respond to calls or assist his supportinate troopers during these on duty sexual escapades. And this is the main problem that I have with this whole thing, and get into that in a little while. Sergeant Rogers claimed the only other location he and Lance Corporal Bennett had engaged in sex was at the and it's redacted out in Marlborough County. Sergeant Rogers explained that this was an event facility where post A had held their Christmas party for several years, and he recalled after the Christmas party had concluded that Hayley had stayed later than the other troopers to help clean up the facilities. He explained that before they left, he and Bennett had sexual intercourse in one

36:34 of the bedrooms, and so it must be that lodge that I referred to earlier. Sergeant Rogers estimated that he and Lance Corporal Bennett engaged in sexual intercourse or oral sex approximately twenty to forty times throughout their sexual relationship, which according to Sergeant Rogers, spanned from February of twenty twenty four through March sixth of twenty twenty five. Sergeant Rogers stated that he was not seeking a sexual relationship with Haley. He said, it's just one of those things that we allowed to happen. Like the analogy I used earlier, I was eating blonging and it was just one of these things that spiraled out of controlab he's something with words. Sergeant Rogers admitted his relationship with the Lance Corporal Bennett was inappropriate. However, he was adamant that the relationship had no bearing on his decision to promote her. Sergeant Rogers stated, if you look at her work, ethic, work activity by far, I thought she was the number one choice, whether we had a relationship or not. Sergeant Rogers claimed that many of the candidates for the corporal promotion did not give us something to back as a selection for promotion, but Lance Corporal Bennett stood out and she was recommended for the promotion. Not for me because of our relationship, it was because of her work ethic and the way she carried herself knowledge of the job, stuff like that. That's why I recommended her it was to do sexually. Sergeant Rogers claimed that he had not used his position to

38:05 benefit Lance Corporal Bennett. According to Sergeant Rogers, Lance Corporal Bennett had earned the opportunities she had been afforded through her dedication and work ethic. So all of that gets concluded, and in these investigative jackets, if you will, and I'm reading one now, they have a conclusion. So what do you think happened? And what do you think the South Carolina Department of Public Safety conclusion was. I'm not going to go over that whole conclusion with you because it's pretty much a summation of everything that I've just read you. However, I will read you what happened to these two individuals, and we'll start with Hailey Bennett. Remember she was promoted to corporal. It says, dear Lance Corporal Bennett, this letter is to officially inform you your previously announced promotion to corporal is hereby rescinded. Additionally, your temporary assignment the Troop one Post B is hereby made permanent. And it goes through the violations which they're saying basically that it was code of conduct that they had violated, and they went through all of the things that they had done and admitted to in this whole deal. So she loses her promotion, she remains a lance corporal. Now, in the case of

39:38 Sergeant Rogers, he actually got the book thrown at him a little bit harder. He got demoted from his post as sergeant and he got demoted all the way down to a mastered trooper. Which this is kind of a big deal from a monetary standpoint. So a master trooper makes about so seventy five thousand dollars a year with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, he was making eighty almost eighty six thousand dollars a year, So he got like an eleven thousand dollars a year cut in money in addition to being demoted. So what do I think about all this? Whatever these people do outside of work, whatever your business, if you can live with it, I can live with it. I guess my issue with this whole fucking thing is while these people are out there fucking and sucking everywhere from their office to their houses, to lodges to you name it, they're turning their radios off.

40:50 And the problem I have with all this, and why I'm kind of aggravating neither one of these people got fired, or both of them should have gotten fired, is they both admitted they were on duty when this shit was going on. This wasn't when you were off of work. Now, what if that was your child, or yourself or your spouse that was involved in a ribbery or something and this guy needed to be reached for whatever reason or this lady and they were unreachable because they were having sex and turning their damn radios off. It's absolutely insane to me, but I think you'd be surprised how much of this happens. Not only you know, there's good and bad in every profession. I know a lot of awesome Louisiana State policemen, okay, but I know a couple that are not so awesome as well, and these would definitely fall into the tracks of that. So just wanted to bring you something a little different. Some cops going wild today on exposed scandalous files of the elite. Thank you so much for listening, and until next time, I'm Jim Chapman.

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