Philadelphia 'Hero Cop' Charged With Assault, Rape, More; Bail Set At $60M

An ex-Philadelphia police officer who was once hailed as a hero was arrested Friday and charged with rape, amongst other crimes, after an illicit rendezvous with two women he met at a party.

Richard DeCoatsworth, 27, of Philadelphia, is now facing 32 charges including rape, sexual assault, terroristic threats, promotion of prostitution and human trafficking in two separate cases that USA Today has described as "involving alleged heinous acts against women."

The first case occurred last Thursday when authorities allege DeCoatsworth left a party with two women, took them to another location, pulled out a handgun and "forced the two females to engage in the use of narcotics and sexual acts."

After DeCoatsworth left the location, the women called 911 to report the incident, and the ex-cop was eventually arrested on Friday. According to court records, DeCoatsworth was arraigned on Saturday night on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking of persons, false imprisonment and aggravated assault.

Bail was set at $50 million, $25 million for each victim. He was also arrainged on a domestic violence case that occurred on May 9 in which police allege he assaulted his live-in girlfriend. Bail on that case was set at $10 million.

After this weekend's incident, police raided DeCoatsworth's home and allegedly confiscated drugs and guns, according to a report from UPI.com.

Policymic reports that during DeCoatsworth's time on the force he accumulated nine citizen's reports accusing him of "assault, abuse and misconduct." The officer reportedly retired in 2011 due to disability.

However, not all of DeCoatsworth's career was a disgrace. In fact, the ex-cop was once hailed as a hero when he was shot in the face in the line of duty, but managed to continue chasing the subject and radio in identifying information that led to the suspect's arrest.

DeCoatsworth was invited by Vice President Joe Biden to attend President Obama's February 2009 address to Congress, where he sat next to First Lady Michelle Obama.