Former Phoenix Police Department officer pleads guilty to on-duty sex crimes

A former Phoenix police officer has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse involving crimes he committed in 2022 while on duty. Michael Feliciano Martinez, 34, agreed to the plea deal in court Friday, which will include some prison time and at least 10 years of probation. At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered Martinez to be placed into custody without bond. The former police officer was removed from the courtroom in handcuffs. Martinez worked for the Phoenix Police Department from 2019 to 2022.