Officer John Klipp was one of three St. Petersburg officers who faced discipline for various violations of police policy.
A chain of command board chaired by police Chief Chuck Harmon also suspended an officer who had what was described as an inappropriate but “nonsexual” relationship with a 17-year-old girl in the Police Explorer program and an officer who failed to show up for a work-related court hearing.
Klipp, according to a board memo, pursued a relationship with Tracy DiMasi in July 2012, after he investigated a domestic battery case involving DiMasi and her boyfriend, Joseph Ciannilli.
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