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Deputy Inspector James Kobel, who was responsible for overseeing harassment claims within the NYPD as head of the Office of Equal Employment, was fired Wednesday following an investigation that he repeatedly posted racist, homophobic, and misogynistic comments to an anonymous online message board.
Kobel, who allegedly posted to the forum for law enforcement officers under the moniker “Clouseau,” was first investigated by the City Council’s Oversight and Investigations Division last fall. The NYPD then began its own internal investigation and concluded that Kobel was responsible for the posts, and on Wednesday said that Kobel had been terminated from the force.