Lenoir City police officer fired over YouTube video clip
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Officer Marc Grossbard, starred in "Memoirs of a Lonely Policeman."July 18, 2007
By JEFF LENNOX
6 News Reporter
LENOIR CITY (WATE) -- A Lenoir City police officer has been fired after video of his night shift activities showed up on the popular Internet site YouTube.
Officer Marc Grossbard was fired for a breach of work rules and policy. Another officer connected to the video resigned on Wednesday. His name is Kevin Walker.
The video clip was removed Monday morning, minutes after 6 News contacted the police chief for comment.
Grossbard starred in the clip called "Memoirs of a Lonely Policeman." It appeared on YouTube under the summary "Lonely Nights."
During the clip, which lasted a little over 10 minutes, Grossbard went into a Pilot station in Lenoir City where he spoke to some other officers in uniform.
One officer pointed to another officer and told the camera that was his lover. Both officers are male.
Also in the Pilot station, Grossbard turned the camera on a female clerk behind a register, asking her to step into view but she refused. A caption added at the top of the screen read, "Me sooo horny."
Other portions of the tape featured Grossbard speaking in a Scottish accent while he drove a police cruiser. He mentioned having worked as a "personal waxer" for a porn star named Ron Jeremy.
The video clip said it was, "A preview of a small film from Angry Scotsman Productions." It was added eight months ago and had 128 views. It received a five star rating.
YouTube now displays a message that says, "This video has been removed by the user."
"It felt unprofessional and in very bad taste," said Lenoir City Police Chief Don White.
Grossbard does not deny shooting the footage, however his attorney says Grossbard did not put the sexual phrases on the clip or post it to the Internet.
In light of the Lenoir City Police Department's decision, 6 News made calls to Grossbard's attorney and to Kevin Walker. They haven't called back yet.
The Lenoir City Police Department says it doesn't believe any of its other officers were involved with this video.
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