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The NY Post reports that a police officer has "admitted to investigators that his partner raped a drunken woman - and that he himself stood by after they escorted the defenseless victim into her East Village apartment." According to the Post's sources, Officer Franklin L. Mata, who has been with the NYPD for three years, has agreed to testify against his partner, 17-year veteran Officer Kenneth Moreno.
The two cops, who were stripped of their guns and badges and placed on modified duty, had been under investigation after a woman claimed she had been raped by a police officer on December 7 last year. A cab driver had called 911 for help, because his fare was an intoxicated woman who vomited in his cab and needed help getting to her home. A neighborhood bar's surveillance tapes show the police officers visiting the woman's apartment building repeatedly the night of the alleged attack—once with her and then two more times, the final time with a key.
Investigators believe the third visit, which lasted about 40 minutes, was when Moreno apparently raped the woman. According to the Post, the woman "awoke hours later, in pain and with signs of trauma" and she "contacted authorities and was treated at Beth Israel Hospital."
Mata reportedly initially claimed his Moreno had consensual sex with the woman, but the surveillance video and witness accounts suggested the woman was too drunk to consent. Sources tell the Post that it appears that cops used other calls they had that night to cover up the rape; investigators were suspicious when Mata couldn't produce his memo book, "which should have contained details of the cops' movements and interactions on the night of the alleged rape."
Another questionable discovery during the investigation was heroin found in Moreno's locker. Moreno reportedly claimed he forgot to report it, but apparently "the dope was found tightly wrapped in a package hidden in a cigarette box." A list of women's names and addresses were also found; the Daily News reported, "Investigators want to know if any of them were ever attacked."
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Reminiscent of the bad lieutenant
They're both scum. They should be fired from the NYPD and face criminal charges. I hope they both rot in prison (preferably with the general population).
They both need to go to jail, and neither gets back on the force in any capacity. You failed at your prime directive: to protect and serve. Either one of these guys on modified desk duty makes the NYPD look like a joke.
string them both up in public.
My thoughts exactly. They deserve to be stoned to death in Union Sq.
These fucking sociopaths need to be in jail right now. The depraved indifference exhibited by these cops is deplorable.
despicable...
and yet another cautionary tale for the ladies: look out for yourselves, stay alert, because no one (not even the cops) has your back. NY is not Disney World.
As a woman, I really hate the idea of "babysitting" drunk girlfriends or needing babysat myself when I overindulge. But it happens and you try to get your girlfriend home as safely as you can. I already avoid nightclubs for numerous reasons, I've outgrown the fratty/date rapey bars full of douchebags, never take or let friends take livery cabs home after a night out. But now I can't even trust an officer of the law to help out should I or a friend get in over our heads. It really sucks, makes me feel like I should just get my partying done in the morning so I can pass out before dark.
Actually, the cab driver should be commended for his actions because it could have been him raping this girl instead of the cop(s).
This is just disgusting. 38,000 cops and these scum bags, in seconds made a bad name for all of them. What's worse, is that all the convictions based on their arrests now come back to haunt the DA because these two cops are crooked.
This can't be the first time this has happened in his 17-year history of NYPD. I bet more woman, or cases against him come up.
So have they been arrested yet? Or are they still being paid while on "modified duty" with our tax dollars?
I was thinking the same thing. I don't want my tax dollars paying any salary to these sociopaths.
Some cops are serial killers and then there's Officer Moreno who is likely a serial rapist. Despicable.
The correct term has been applied here: sociopathy. This is sick behavior, and we are all unsafe with scum like this on the streets. Modified duty? They need to be behind bars IMMEDIATELY.
what's disgusting is that the younger cop probably struck a deal with the D.A. to testify against the older cop. hopefully the favor will be returned in prison to both of them.
The one who "watched" and is now testifying against his partner obviously cut a deal. Yesterday he was denying it. They probably offered him some sort of immunity and perhaps even a modified duty desk job to testify against the actual rapist....Just an assumption but if the guy went from denial to agreeing to testify; has to be a deal.
According to the post article:
"Mata doesn't have a deal with the DA's office, they said."
Where is Pat Lynch? I want to see him call these 2 "SWINE"! Where are you Pat?
Lynch should also go on saying they're "mongrels".
I really don't understand why people kill themselves in the foot. You have a decent paying job, good health insurance and pension, job security etc. Must be the mentality of being in power and thinking you're special because I'm above everyone else.
I really don't understand why people kill themselves in the foot. You have a decent paying job, good health insurance and pension, job security etc. Must be the mentality of being in power and thinking you're special because I'm above everyone else.
Where are the community leaders? I'm going to write to Bloomberg, my council woman, etc. The complete absence of outrage in the community is disgusting.
Totally agree. This is one of the worst story's I've heard and no-one in a position of authority has said shit.
why are they not in jail??
The NYC PBA did a story featuring a "Ken Moreno" in 2005: link
I wonder if this is the same guy...
Yeah thats him. There is another photo in that daily news article.
That does look like him. I wonder if the woman pictured in that article is the unnamed female cop quoted in the Daily News (she was partnered with Moreno) — "He's a great cop. I'm a woman. I've known him for 15 years, worked with him and never felt uncomfortable with him. We were partners. He is a great cop. Still is."
Pigs are simply pigs who can't help themselves. Mandatory castration is the only solution for these types of cases. He obviously cannot control his impulse to rape, even when he's supposed to helping the people he swore protect. "Sociopath" was used in these comments, and if you look up sociopath you will find that there is no known effective treatment for curing sociopathic people.
Our modern patriarchy would never support mandatory castration, but I think it's a perfectly reasonable solution in cases like these.
Not all men are pigs, and not all cops are pigs, but uh...the NYC statistics aren't favorable all around.
Oh, come on. "Our modern patriarchy" has nothing to do with the unavailability of "mandatory castration" as punishment for crime. Modern standards of decency, respect for human rights, and a modicum of respect for our constitution and prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment have everything to do with it.
People used to be drawn and quartered in medieval England, as patriarchal a society as can be imagined. In addition to being disemboweled, this typically involved feeding the alleged perpetrator his own genitals before he was ripped apart in the public square. Do you really want us to go back in this direction?
I swear, the digital lynch mobs that form around reports of sensational crimes make me wonder where we're headed. Yes, imprison the perpetrator and take away his career, freedoms, and quality of life if he did what he is alleged to have done, and if it can be shown in court. But stop calling for vigilantism and inhumane punishments that would debase our society as a whole.
Is this the guy? http://www.nycpba.org/publications/mag-05-summer/ninth-1.html
you can not believe everything you read, sensational headlines sell newspapers.
read this, released 2 hours ago.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyrape0512516863mar05,0,4517486.story
Doesn't say anything new or specific, only referring to "inconsistencies" in both the woman's and the accused stories.
But in light of the younger officer changing his consensual sex excuse to rape, without a deal with the DA, the article is already old news.
Yes, sensational headlines sell newspapers, but that doesn't mean that they're fictional.
NOTE: even the cop-lovers at the NYPost did a COVER story last year on how many NYPD cops are being arrested for all sorts of crimes.
That legally means BLOOMBERG and KELLY are now responsible, b/c it shows a pattern.
You don't blame toxic waste for polluting the river. You blame whomever PUT THE TOXIC WASTE THERE.
Curiously enough, there have been umpteen NYPD scandals every year since the minute thy created the NYPD.
SOMEONE NEEDS to create a website that just lists every NYPD scandal, with links to news stories. There are over 4 MILLION NYPD scandals and those are just the ones the public found out about!
BLOOMBERG BELONGS IN JAIL.
Bloombergscandals.blogspot.com
NY's Finest...? BULL!
Protect and Serve? I can't trust a cop as far as I can throw em