RIVERSIDE--A former Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to inappropriate sexual conduct with a woman he’d contacted while on duty about a prior problem.

John Frank Schafers admitted to the misdemeanors that occurred early this year when he returned to the woman’s home in Temecula after going off-duty. Eight days later, she filed a complaint. Schafers was arrested the next day.

Schafers worked for the department for 29 months. He was given three years’ summary probation and 30 days in jail at his sentencing in Riverside Superior Court.

Story Date: December 10, 2008