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Police: Cop beat girlfriend

JOHN MOUZON, a 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Mouzon, 37, was off duty when he and his girlfriend got into a fight on Harvey Street near Lincoln Drive, in Germantown, yesterday, police said.

JOHN MOUZON, a 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting his girlfriend.

Mouzon, 37, was off duty when he and his girlfriend got into a fight on Harvey Street near Lincoln Drive, in Germantown, yesterday, police said.

He was charged with assault and recklessly endangering another person.

His girlfriend was treated for bruises and scratches at Einstein Medical Center and was released, said police spokeswoman Officer Jillian Russell.

Mouzon is the 32nd officer to be arrested since 2009, and the second this month.

On Aug. 18, Officer Sean Jang - of the 18th District in West Philadelphia - was arrested on assault charges after a fight with his ex-girlfriend.

Commissioner Charles Ramsey transferred Mouzon to administrative duties while Internal Affairs investigates the incident, police said.

Mouzon is free after posting on his bail, which was set at $1,000, according to court documents. He is to appear in court Nov. 9.