N.Y.P.D. Officer Solicited Sexual Photos From 46 Minors, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors said Officer Carmine Simpson posed as a 17-year-old online and coaxed dozens of teenagers to send him sexual videos and photos.
Officer Simpson is one of more than a half-dozen officers in the department who have been charged with sexual crimes against minors in the past two years.Credit.Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times
Published Jan. 28, 2021Updated Feb. 3, 2021
A New York City police officer was arrested on child pornography charges on Thursday after he repeatedly posed as a teenager online to request and obtain sexually explicit photos and videos from at least 46 minors, federal prosecutors said.