'Love Island's Sean Reifel Says He Isn't Returning To Police Work

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Officer Sexy Pants is handing in his badge. After discovering what his hometown mayor had to say about his decision to take time off for Love Island USA Season 8, Sean Reifel says he is no longer “comfortable” returning to his former police job. Instead, he’s looking into a different civil service profession so he can continue to help his community without acquiescing to the “dehumanizing” demands of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, mayor J. William Reynolds.

Reifel tells Elite Daily that his initial plan was to return to the Bethlehem police department after using up his vacation PTO and unpaid leave for Love Island. While he was aware that being away for too long would result in a voluntary resignation, he spoke with the department about adding extra shifts to his schedule upon returning to make up for missed time.

So he was surprised when Mayor Reynolds released a statement that he was “disappointed” in Reifel for choosi...