ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque police officer is on leave after a grand jury indicted him on some very serious charges. 

Officer Liam King is accused of soliciting sexual favors from a woman while on duty this past summer.  King is facing multiple charges, including false imprisonment and criminal sexual contact. 

An APD spokesperson says Internal Affairs investigated the allegations, and King was disciplined for policy violations. He was put on leave in October when the case went to the grand jury. 

The allegations against King led to other consequences. He’s been on the Bernalillo County DA’s Brady-Giglio list since early July 2023. That list is made up of officers whose credibility in court could be questionable. 

Earlier this year, the city attorney’s office sent a letter to prosecutors laying out details of the Internal Affairs investigation into King. It states King searched the woman in question without probable cause in June 2023.

He reportedly found a small bag with meth and threw it away without documenting or recording it. 

There’s no mention of soliciting sex in the letter.