Former Edison officer Anthony Sarni, retired Cape May cop John Campbell and ex-corrections officer Castulo Matos were all approved for reduced pensions
The former Edison cop who admitted to pressuring a woman at a hotel to model underwear for him while in uniform, prompting the nickname the "lingerie cop" in the news, and later paid by the town to retire will get a state pension.
Anthony Sarni, who spent 13 years on the force before his hotel scandal, was granted an ordinary disability pension, according to the minutes from the Board of Trustees and Commission's meeting on Monday.
He will receive $52,096 per year -- 40 percent of his final salary, $130,240 -- said Jennifer Sciortino, a spokeswoman for New Jersey's Department of Treasury.
The 43-year-old former cop claims to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, Sarni's ex-wife, Melissa Sarni, told NJ Advance Media.
Sarni, who could not be reached for comment Tuesday, settled his suits with the state's fifth-largest municipality in 2016 for more than $200,000 over the hotel incident in which he was never charged criminally. As part of the deal, Sarni would retire and the two lawsuits -- one over patrolman's suspension in 2012 and the other over his eventual firing -- were dismissed.
In January, he made news again when he filed a suit in Middlesex County Superior Court claiming the township ran an "orchestrated campaign" to force him to retire. The suit was never served and dismissed within weeks.
The lawsuit was filed three days before the pension board first rejected Sarni's application for ordinary disability in closed session.
In addition to the lingerie cop, two other disgraced law enforcement officers, both of whom were criminally convicted, received reduced pensions.
John Campbell, 49, of Cape May, a retired officer who stole $105,000 from his police union had his pension approved in which he will continue to receive a pension with a reduced rate, retroactively reducing it as if he retired January 1, 2012, when the first crime was committed, Sciortino confirmed.
His previous pension paid out $69,078 annually, according to state records.
Campbell was the president and state delegate of PBA Local 59 in Cape May when he stole from his the union. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement and five years probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and repay the money he took.
Castulo Matos, 48, of Egg Harbor City, who admitted to criminal sexual contact with a female inmate will also get a pension.
The former Atlantic County corrections officer, who spent 21 years working in the county jail, will receive a monthly allowance as if he retired after 19 years on the job, according to Sciortino.
Campbell's and Matos' pension amounts will be calculated within several weeks, Sciortino said.
The three former officers will not receive medical benefits, according to Sciortino.
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