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"I'll need to see your drivers license and underwear ma'am."

Cop pleads guilty to underwear demands

PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) -- A Portland, Ore., police officer has pleaded guilty to charges he asked two women to show him their underwear during a traffic stop. John Alexander Wood, 31, who agreed to resign his post with the Portland police department, faces two years of probation and 100 hours of community service, The Oregonian reported. The incident occurred in the early-morning hours of July 21, after the women left a nightclub in East Portland, the newspaper said. The women said Wood pulled their vehicle on Interstate 205. He allegedly told them to lift their skirts and show him their underwear or he would take them to jail for driving under the influence. Wood concluded the stop without writing a ticket after the women complied with his requests, the newspaper said.