Police officer resigns after he left beat to see dwarf porn star

A Stoughton police officer is accused of leaving his beat to see a dwarf porn star. Officer Richard P. Bennett attended a special appearance of "Bridget The Midget," the woman billed as “the world’s smallest porn star.”

The Stoughton police chief said the decorated patrolman installed a laser sight on his service weapon against department policy and deserted his patrol to meet the porn star and then lied about it in an internal investigation prompted by his peers.



Last month, 28-year-old Officer Bennett, of Fall River, received a commendation for his work in a March murder case. He submitted a resignation letter on June 30th rather than face disciplinary action.

Bennett's resignation came 10 days after he made an on-duty, in-uniform visit during a graveyard shift to Club Alex’s Gentlemen's Club, where the 3-foot-9-inch adult-film star Bridget “The Midget” Powers was making a guest appearance.