Detective Paul Matrafailo was terminated in May 2019 after three women, all rape victims whose cases he was investigating, reported receiving inappropriate sexual messages from him via text and social media. In January 2020, he was arrested for unauthorized access of government computers, having used his credentials to search for information on the victims after his termination. ([wral.com](https://www.wral.com/story/a-fayetteville-police-detective-was-fired-over-messages-sent-to-rape-victims-but-authorities-say-that-didn-t-stop-him/18888666/?utm_source=openai))
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