Ex-FPD Cop Charged with Pimping Girlfriend

(KMJ)   A former Fresno police officer has been charged with pimping out his girlfriend to an undercover detective.

Fresno prosecutors announced Wednesday that they had filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against Robert Knight.

Prosecutors say Knight and his girlfriend are facing a prostitution charges.

The 43-year-old Knight resigned in July just days after learning he was under investigation following his girlfriend’s arrest.

Prosecutors say Knight set up a meeting where Alicia Stapleton agreed to perform a sex act for money with a vice officer.

Stapleton has worked as a prostitute at the infamous Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada.

The two are due in Fresno County Superior Court on Sept. 8 for arraignment.

– The Associated Press contributed to this report