A loving husband and good father – those were both used two describe Kristopher Galon. All around bad person is now a better description.

Galon, a decorated former Maui police officer, was convicted and sentenced to a year and a half in prison for extorting sex from a woman shortly after she was released from jail and stealing about $1,500 from a driver during a traffic stop.

He was given one year for sexual assault and six months for theft. The 38-year-old must also pay restitution to his victims.

Am I wrong or is a police officer is supposed to be out there to defend and protect, and put forward the best foot in the community?

Galon was a decorated officer before the charges forced him to give up his job. He received the Silver Medal of Valor in 2004 for saving an unconscious driver from a vehicle after its engine exploded.

He pleaded guilty to the charges in May.

Bad Guy, Bad Decisions

The plea agreement says Galon sexually assaulted a woman shortly after she was released from jail at the Lahaina police station in 2008. While wearing his police uniform, and on duty, Galon pulled up to the woman in his marked police car and offered her a ride home. He agreed to help her to with the potential criminal charges pending against her, and forced her to engage in a sex act.

Nine months earlier, Galon stopped an illegal immigrant from Honduras for an alleged traffic violation. During a pat-down search, Galon took the driver's wallet, which contained $1,561 in cash. He warned the man not to drive, since he was in the U.S. illegally, and returned the wallet to him with the cash removed, according to the document.

Hopefully Galon will see and experience the error of his ways. Hopefully, he will rehabilitate and again become a productive member of society. Hopefully, he will be able to look his young son in the eye and feel pride in once again being a good father! It's possible he should take as Hawaii Theft Class.