NYPD Cops Investigated in East Village Rape Accusation

The NYPD has stripped two police officers of their badges and guns and put on modified duty as they investigate an accusation that a police officer raped an East Village resident. The Daily News reports, "The officer and his partner came to the woman after a cab driver called 911 on Dec. 7, telling cops she had vomited in his car and couldn't find cab fare." The officers apparently escorted the woman home.

Surveillance videos from the apartment building reportedly show "the two cops helping the drunken woman inside and returning to the building a second time more than a half hour later." The Post reports that sources say, "The older of the two cops allegedly assaulted the woman, raping her while his partner stood by." The victim contacted the Manhattan DA's office the next day.

Both papers say that when the cops' lockers were searched, heroin was found (the News: "The officer accused of rape told colleagues he had forgotten to voucher the drugs after confiscating them in a separate case"); the Post adds that "personal information of other women in the locker of the older cop." The two cops were negative when tested for drugs. One of their lawyers told the Post, "The fact that there have been no arrests makes it obvious that the prosecutors have some questions about the veracity of the complainant's allegations," but a police source said, "It looks pretty bad for the cops. It's not good for us. It's going to make all of our jobs tougher."

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By Jen Chung in News on March 1, 2009 12:38 PM

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NannyState

"The NYPD is an outstanding organization whose dedicated professionals serve the community with dinstinction. And only a few of them are rapists with heroin in their locker."

rcltrh

Is there a single decent cop in the whole fu*king force? This has to be the most corrupt force we have had in years. Every few days its another story involving these criminals who wear badges. The mayor needs to completely remove the top brass from the whole department and replace them with leaders who are not afraid to fire bad cops and hire ones who actually have the best interests of the city at heart - if there are such people anymore.

The Edge

There are.

You just don't hear about them because it doesn't make good press.

nivek

It's pretty clear that people who were up to no good when they were younger would like to continue to harass people and join the force.

See this bright guy as a reference:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7917137.stm

sharpshoota

I hope they get fired and criminally prosecuted. I also want Ray Kelly to be fired. He has not spoken out against the brutality inflicted by the goons on his watch.

Snoopy

They were just practicing "CPR." Then they wonder why no one wants them in their neighborhood.

felixthecat2

why isn't my comment posted? what is up ?

gnipgnop

wow, an east village cop with a drop bag of dope? -never saw that comin. at least, one poor sum-btch's been spared having that charge threatened.

nypd:

shove us off our bikes illegally

shoot us illegally

taser us illegally

anally probe us illegally

search us illegally

profile us illegally

plant evidence on us illegally

threaten us illegally

use own made-up rules & pretend it's the law on us illegally,

add:

rape us illegally