Escandalo!

Michael Verdugo, a Hollywood, FL police officer has been placed on administrative leave this past Wednesday.

Some of you might recognize this hunky piece of man meat!

Officer Verdugo, also known as Mikey V., was a recent contestant on HGTV’s Design Star.

But that’s not the reason for his forced leave.

Turns out the hottie cop is said to have appeared in a 1996 gay bondage film, called Rope Rituals.

The film was apparently made 5 years before he joined the police force back in 2001.

Hollywood Police have only said, ”Verdugo has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of a fact-finding Internal Affairs investigation.”

As for Verdugo’s attorney, Al Milian, he claims “My client has done nothing wrong. He has served the community of Hollywood with honor and distinction for over 10 years. The only reason someone would criticize my client is that he publicly has a different lifestyle.”

Milian adds, “My client has done absolutely nothing wrong. Nothing unethical. Nothing to bring discredit upon his police department, except serve his community.”

The 34 year old Verdugo has not been accused of any crime as of yet, which he shouldn’t be.

And if it does turn out that he was the same guy in the gay porn video, the faces are the same as well as identical tattoos, then so what?

That doesn’t take away from his ability to function as a cop.

And interestingly enough, back in 2007 the Broward-Palm Beach New Times published a story describing Verdugo’s problems within his police department after it was discovered he was gay following a disturbance involving him and his partner, another Hollywood cop.

Milian adds, ”When you’re gay in America and involved in the military or law enforcement, it hasn’t gone to a level playing field. That’s coming from someone who served 18 years in the reserves.”

Is it illegal to be a cop and have a porn past???

Pish posh!