Clearwater police officer suspected of sexually assaulting jaywalking tourist out on bail: Records

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Photo courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Police Department officer who was arrested on Tuesday for sexually battering a woman over the weekend is out on bail, according to Pinellas County arrest records.

Nicolas Paloma, 29, posted bail, set at $55,000, Wednesday morning after being arrested the previous day.

Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy announced on Tuesday, Paloma had been arrested after investigators determined he sexually assaulted a tourist he had stopped for jaywalking near Clearwater Beach.

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A Clearwater police officer was arrested after officials said he stopped a pedestrian and told her he wouldn't cite her for jaywalking or charge her for sexual misconduct in exchange for sexual acts with him.

His bond was set at $50,000 for his sexual battery charge and $5,000 for a false imprisonment charge.

Video released to FOX 13 on Wednesday showed Paloma arriving to be booked.

Clearwater Crime and Public Safety