Porn Star's Blog Has Tennessee Trooper in Hot Water
State Trooper Suspended After Allegedly Receiving Sexual Favor for Ignoring Driver's Drug Possession
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has suspended a trooper who allegedly received a sexual favor from a porn star and recorded the act with a camera from his cruiser in return for ignoring her possession of illegal painkillers.
The woman, who goes by the stage name Barbie Cummings, said that at a traffic stop on May 7, trooper James Randy Moss found illegal painkillers in her car, but decided not to bust the Knoxville woman in return for a sexual favor.
Now Moss is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the Tennessee Department of Safety.
The incident came to the attention of officials when someone filed an internal complaint against the veteran trooper, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Mike Browning.
Browning told ABC News that he could add few details beyond a press release issued Friday that announced Moss' indefinite suspension.
But a blog maintained by the woman, which recounts sordid details of the alleged escapade, has drawn additional attention to the case, and the department is investigating whether Moss may have violated the law while on duty.