Officer Ryan Macklin was in jail Tuesday on charges that he raped a woman he pulled over last week. News4's Tracee Wilkins reports. 
 
 A Prince George's County police officer in Maryland has been arrested on rape charges after a woman living in the United States illegally told police he pulled her over and attacked her. 
 
 Officer 1st Class Ryan Macklin, a six-year veteran of the department, was arrested on charges including rape and assault, Chief Hank Stawinski announced Monday night. The officer has been suspended without pay. 
 
 The woman told police the officer pulled her over about 1 a.m. Thursday on University Boulevard in Langley Park. Then, she said he forced her to perform a sex act in her car in a nearby parking lot. 
 
 She is an undocumented immigrant, sources told NBC Washington. 
 
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 "The charges against this officer are highly troubling. Officers take an oath to protect others, not to abuse their authority in order to victimize someone," Stawinski said. "Those who live and work in Prince George's County deserve the very best from the men and women of this department." 
 
 Police do not believe the officer targeted the woman because of her immigration status, the chief said. 
 
 It was not immediately clear if Macklin had a lawyer. He was in jail Tuesday and set to appear in court for a bond review the following day. 
 
 Macklin was named a patrol officer of the month in March 2014. He conducted a traffic stop and found a handgun, a police blog says. 
 
 It's unclear why he was in District 1, in Langley Park, the night of the crime. He was assigned to District 3, miles away in Palmer Park. 
 
 Donelan stressed that police were taking the allegation seriously. 
 
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 "Within hours of the woman coming forward and telling us the events of what she says occurred to her, our officer was suspended. He is no longer a police officer. He can't act as a police officer. His police powers have been suspended," she said. 
 
 The officer has been stripped of his gun, badge and marked cruiser, Donelan said. 
 
 People living in the U.S. illegally are uniquely vulnerable to abuse by authorities, said Nick Katz, a lawyer with CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization. 
 
 "When the police are viewed as a gateway to immigration, to deportation, you're afraid to report crimes, especially something as intimate as sexual assault," he said. 
 
 Prince George's County police are looking into whether the officer may have assaulted more than one person. 
 
 "We have, during the course of the last 72 hours, come into information that leads us to believe that there may be additional people impacted by this officer's conduct," Stawinski said Monday night. 
 
 Anyone with information on the attack or other attacks is asked to call 301-772-4795. Help in English and Spanish is available. 
 
 Casa de Maryland also has resources available. They are available at 866-765-2272. 

 The Prince George's County State's Attorney's office has released a new photo of officer Ryan Macklin, who has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. The Prince George's County State's Attorney's office has released a new photo of officer Ryan Macklin, who has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. 
 
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 - Newly-released court documents are detailing the charges against a Prince George's County police officer accused of raping an undocumented immigrant during a traffic stop. 
 
 Ryan Macklin, a 6-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police Department, is facing charges of first-degree rape, second-degree rape, second-degree assault, fourth-degree sex contact and perverted practice. 
 
 The Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office released Macklin's mugshot on Tuesday. 
 
 Police say Macklin conducted the traffic stop on University Boulevard in Langley Park at around 1 a.m. this past Thursday. Macklin is accused of forcing the woman to perform a sexual act in her car in a nearby parking lot while he was on-duty and in uniform driving a marked police cruiser. It’s unclear at this time if the victim was targeted because of her immigration status. 
 
 The woman says she was heading to her job working construction when she was pulled over in the predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. 
 
 Surveillance video from inside a furniture store shows the officer activating his emergency lights on his cruiser to conduct the traffic stop, which was released by the police department. 
 
 According to charging documents, Officer Macklin tried to touch the victim’s breast during that stop. He then ordered her to drive behind a nearby store and physically forced her to perform oral sex. 
 
 The charging documents go on to say Macklin said he wanted to have sex, but when the victim’s friend arrived, who she had called earlier, Macklin returned to his police car and left. 
 
 CASA, a Latino and immigration assistance organization in Maryland, says the victim came to them for help after reporting what happened to her to police. 
 
 "We believe she was targeted," said Maritza Solano, CASA Director of Education. "This is known as a community mostly made up of immigrants, different status. It's not coincidental that she would be stopped and asked for that type of favor in exchange for her not to be reported or be cited." 
 
 Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said on Monday he does not believe the woman's immigration status was a factor. 
 
 "There were concerns raised that perhaps this event had something to do with the victim's personal history or her immigration status. I don't believe that to be the case," Stawinski said. 
 
 Stawinski said they have received information within recent days that there may be other possible victims as a result of Macklin's conduct. 
 
 "We really are asking people, if it has happened before, to please come forward, whether it is to their local authorities or to organizations like ourselves, CASA, to report if this has happened because we know the police officer was on the force for six years," said Solano. "Sadly, we are going to assume there may be other cases similar to this." 
 
 FOX 5 has learned Macklin's wife works as an immigration attorney herself, and she is also pregnant with their first child. 
 
 Macklin has been suspended without pay and relieved of police powers, according to police officials. 
 
 He will be in court Wednesday for a bond review. 
 
 Prince George's County police's Special Investigation Response Team is in charge of the investigation and is working closely with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, officials said. 
 
 Anyone with information regarding Macklin or the alleged sexual assault is asked to call police at 301-772-4795. 

 (CNN) A Maryland police officer has been arrested and charged with rape after allegedly assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. 
 
 Ryan Macklin, a six-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police Department, was taken into custody Monday evening, according to a news release from the department. 
 
 He has been suspended without pay, the department said, and has been charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape, perverted practice, second-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense. 
 
 It was unclear whether Macklin has an attorney. Macklin is being held without bond. Another hearing on bond is scheduled for October 26, officials said. 
 
 Police said Macklin, 29, pulled the woman over at about 1 a.m. on Thursday. 
 
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– A Maryland police officer has been stripped of his badge amid charges that he raped an undocumented immigrant during a traffic stop. Ryan Macklin, a six-year veteran of the Prince George Police Department, was suspended without pay hours after the woman showed up to police headquarters to report the incident, reports WUSA. She said Macklin forced her to perform a sex act in her car in a parking lot in Langley Park after he pulled her over around 1am Thursday, per NBC Washington. "I want to praise this woman for coming forward," said Chief Hank Stawinski. He added that police suspect "there may be additional people impacted by this officer's conduct," and are asking anyone with information to call 301-772-4795, per CNN. Macklin was in uniform and in a marked patrol car for the traffic stop, during which police say he ordered the woman to move her car behind a store. A witness and video evidence back up the assault claim. Macklin, who was named patrol officer of the month at least two times in 2014, is charged with first-degree rape, second-degree rape, perverted practice, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree sex offense. "He is no longer a police officer," a department rep says. "He can't act as a police officer. His police powers have been suspended." A bond hearing is set for Tuesday, reports Fox 5. (A teen who reported a rape was essentially abandoned by her town.)