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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS THE BRONX, NEW YORK 
PHOTO: Sgt. Larry Lopez The Casanova cop accused of sexually harassing a female colleague has another secret: He fathered a love child with a stripper he dated before, during and after his marriage. According to sources and court records, Sgt. Larry Lopez, the self-proclaimed "Larry Love" of the South Bronx's 42nd Precinct, was dating dancer Christine Aggas, whom he met at Gallagher's strip club in Queens in 1995. They dated for a time before Lopez got married in February 1995. But his marriage ended less than three months later when his soon-to-be-ex-wife found out about Aggas. "The affair started before he was married. The stripper was standing outside the church on the wedding day, hoping he would not get married," a source familiar with the sordid details told the Daily News. Lopez never married Aggas, but they have a son, Brandon, now 8. "We have a great relationship," Aggas, 42, told The News. "He is my partner, and I support him 100%." By all accounts, their affair was torrid. Aggas sent Lopez love letters addressed "Dear Stud Muffin," which his wife found stashed in a safe along with sexy photos of the stripper. During the divorce trial, even Lopez's lawyers expressed disgust with their cheating client. "Your associates were the ones who told me, that as far as you were concerned, [your] conduct was disgraceful, and that under the circumstances, that this case was appalling and that under the circumstances [you] should settle," Supreme Court Justice John DiBlasi said, according to a transcript of the June 1996 proceeding. Lawyers for Lopez and his ex-wife did not return calls seeking comment. Aggas, who has studied gemology and massage therapy, moved to Virginia Beach but speaks regularly with Lopez, and they manage rental properties there. The News reported last week that Lopez, 44, faces disciplinary action for sexually harassing Officer Kervelin Compres, a married mother of two. She said he retaliated against her after she rebuffed his advances. Compres says the harassment began in 2006 after Lopez, 44, selected her to be his driver in the schools unit at the South Bronx precinct. "He thinks he's a lover boy that can get any girl," Compres, 29, said at the time. "He said [to me], 'I know you want some of 'Larry Love.'" The NYPD's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity substantiated the allegations, but Lopez remains on full duty.
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