Orlando Strip Clubs: Club Harem case: Winter Park cop fired for dating stripper, lying about it

About 1 a.m. May 17, 2008, Lopez wished Merry “happy birthday” in a text message. They met up in downtown Orlando, ate pizza and held hands. He walked her to her door and they kissed, she testified.
Little did Merry know that Lopez was really Carlos Calderon, an undercover Winter Park police detective spearheading a narcotics investigation that would shut down the club three months later.
That kiss recently cost Calderon, 31, his job.
An internal police investigation found he lied when he denied having a romantic relationship with Merry, 38. Calderon is appealing the decision, and union representatives say the case against him is weak.
But attorneys also interviewed witnesses who said Calderon did more than kiss a stripper: He engaged in sexual fantasy role playing with Merry while he was attending police training; repeatedly bought drinks for an underage topless dancer; and spent about $4,200 on drinks and exotic dances to buy $275 worth of cocaine.

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