The East Hampton cop who was caught allegedly bedding a meter maid inside a village cottage is a decorated officer whose mom says he’s a “good boy” who still lives at home with her.
Law-enforcement sources identified Julio Mario Galeano, 31, as the village cop facing disciplinary action — and possible criminal charges — over the alleged love-shack tryst while off duty.
Galeano was stripped of his badge and gun and suspended with pay after three house guests arrived at the vacation home of prominent Manhattan designer J. Arthur Dunnam on Dec. 30 and found Galeano romping with a 20-year-old woman, according to police.
Galeano’s gal pal, worked as a part-time, civilian traffic-control officer for his department and had access to the house because she was also a part-time house cleaner for Dunnam.
The startled spectators called the cops on the unsuspecting duo, and they’re under investigation for trespassing — with charges “yet to be filed” at Dunnam’s request, according to a press release issued Friday.
Dunnam declined to comment Sunday, but Galeano’s mom said she was unaware of the sex scandal.
“He’s a good boy,” she said of her son, who she said lives with her in a tiny, saltbox-style house about a mile from police headquarters.
Galeano, who immigrated from Colombia at age 12, is East Hampton’s only Hispanic cop and was named its 2012 “Officer of the Year” for busting a man who was having sex with an underage girl after he noticed a van rocking while parked at a rest stop.
He began working as a traffic control officer in 2000 and joined the police force nine years ago after graduating from CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
“It’s a good job and a great way to help the community,” he told the East Hampton Patch Web site, adding that he hoped to serve “as a role model.”
Galeano traveled to Colombia after his suspension. He was scheduled to return Sunday night, his mom said.
The young woman was fired by the village board on Friday, retroactive to the date of their alleged dalliance.
She was identified by Patch as Jennifer Rosa, but efforts to reach her were unsuccessful.
Police Chief Gerard Larsen Jr. didn’t return a phone message Sunday.