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North Carolina detective fired after sending inappropriate messages to alleged sexual assault victim
A North Carolina detective was fired after he was accused of sending inappropriate messages to an alleged victim of sexual assault whose case he had investigated, officials said Wednesday.
Paul G. Matrafailo III, 33, is accused of reaching out to the woman on Instagram in March after he worked on her case eight months before, according to the Fayetteville Police Department in his dismissal letter.
Matrafailo "began a conversation with her which she felt was inappropriate," the letter, which was obtained by ABC News, reads.
He then allegedly made a second attempt to contact her later that month.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/north-carolina-detective-fired-sending-inappropriate-messages-alleged/story?id=65874542