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By Gary Raynaldo   DIPLOMATIC TIMES

A body cam captured audio of a female New York Police Department officer performing oral sex on her boss, a male sergeant, the New York Post and New York Daily News report. The tryst occurred around midnight in a police car in the 75th Precinct, which covers the easternmost portion of Brooklyn. The two officers were on the clock.  “The officer and the sergeant were getting hot and heavy in their patrol car when the sergeant allegedly removed the officer’s body camera from her shirt,” the New York Daily News reports. “He put the camera in her vest but accidentally switched it on. While the camera lens was obscured by the vest, the audio of the sex act was recorded.”

THE ABOVE JUICY REPORTS TURNED  OUT TO BE A HOAX,  according  to an NYPD investigation. 

“Recent stories in the press making erroneous claims about cops from the @NYPD75Pct are completely unfounded at this time. Both spreading, and subsequently reporting, rumors have real consequences. We all need to take our responsibility to be truthful & accurate seriously.”

NY Police Department Chief Terence Monahan

Recent stories in the press making erroneous claims about cops from the @NYPD75Pct are completely unfounded at this time. Both spreading, and subsequently reporting, rumors have real consequences. We all need to take our responsibility to be truthful & accurate seriously. pic.twitter.com/XrO92qSUmp

— Chief Terence Monahan (@NYPDChiefofDept) March 14, 2019

Police Chief Monahan Scolds The Press For Reporting Unfounded Rumors 

Last Thursday, Chief  Monahan announced that an internal investigation had found “zero actual evidence” of police body camera footage showing a female police officer performing oral sex on her male sergeant while on duty in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct.

“The press and the police are held to high standards, as they should be. I’d ask people who are trusted to report the news to take a moment before submitting that story to make sure it is completely and totally vetted. I understand the rush to be first is something that comes with your job, and it can’t come at the expense of facts.”

Chief  Monahan

NYPD Completes Rollout of Body-Worn Cameras to All Officers on Patrol

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The NY Department announced earlier this month that all uniform patrol officers in New York City—including Police Officers, Sergeants and Lieutenants assigned to every precinct, transit district and Police Service Area—are now equipped with body-worn cameras. The NYPD has distributed approximately 20,000 cameras to complete this effort. This roll-out marks the largest deployment of body worn cameras in the nation. Additionally, the NYPD announced that starting this month, approximately 4,000 body-worn cameras will be issued to specialized units such as Emergency Services Unit, Strategic Response Group and Critical Response Command. The roll-out to specialty units is expected to be completed by August 2019.    “The NYPD has worked incredibly hard to build trust and strengthen relationships in the communities we serve, as we continue to improve accountability and transparency in everything we do,” said Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. “Body-warn cameras enhance the safety and accountability of the dedicated men and women of the NYPD while improving their ability to ensure public safety. This completed roll-out marks a significant milestone for the NYPD.

Last month,  a New York Court Rules Public Allowed to See Police Body Camera Footage.

New York City Police Benevolent Association Filed lawsuit to keep body cam footage records a secret. 

A New York appeals court ruled in February that police body camera footage is subject to public disclosure under state law. An Appellate Division panel that the footage doesn’t constitute a personnel record and therefore isn’t covered by a state law that keeps such records secret.  The panel of Appellate Division judges ruled that footage from police body cams can be released to the public,  disregarding  a lawsuit by the New York City Police Benevolent Association, which argued that video from body cams is part of an officer’s personnel record and thus shielded by state Civil Rights Law 50-a. In a statement issued after the appeals court ruled, Patrick Lynch, president of the police union, wrote that the PBA is reviewing the decision and looking at possible options for appeal.