A North Plainfield police officer fired after he had sex with a homeless woman in a hotel as her child slept nearby abused his position of authority and should not be rehired, according to an appeals court ruling.
Mikeedwar Jean-Baptiste, 34, of Union, was fired for misconduct after he admitted having sex with the 20-year-old woman 2017 in a Kenilworth hotel after she came to the police department for help, according to court papers. The police officer paid for a room for the woman and her child in his name with his own money.