By Alan Feuer
The two New York City officers charged last week with raping an 18-year-old woman
after a drug stop in September quit the Police Department on Monday,
three days before they were scheduled to face an internal trial.
The
officers, Edward Martins and Richard Hall, were slated to appear on
Thursday morning before a departmental judge, even though the criminal
case against them has only just begun.
Typically,
the department waits until after criminal proceedings are complete so
that the internal inquiry, in which officers can be compelled to answer
questions, does not affect the criminal case, in which officers, like
any other person, have the right to remain silent. But in this case, the
department chose to act ahead of prosecutors.
In
a brief statement issued on Monday, the Police Department said that Mr.
Martins, 37, and Mr. Hall, 33, who were demoted from detectives after
their indictment, “appeared on their own at Police Headquarters today
and quit their employment with the N.Y.P.D.” The statement gave no
reason for the resignations. Stephen P. Davis, the department’s chief
spokesman, said that the officers would get back “whatever money they
put into their pension,” but would not receive full pensions.
Click here for the full article.
Source: The New York Times
No comments:
Post a Comment