| Officer: | Kim, Taejoong |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Cordero, Angel |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kim, Taejoong |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Other |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Kim, Taejoong |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer: | Kim, Taejoong |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Officer: | Kim, Taejoong |
| Complainant: | Asian Male, 45 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim, Taejoong | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Cordero, Angel | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Unsubstantiated |
| Kim, Taejoong | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Other | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Kim, Taejoong | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Kim, Taejoong | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unsubstantiated |
| Kim, Taejoong | Asian Male, 45 | Abuse of Authority: Electronic device information deletion | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
Further details on conclusions.
On April 27, 2016, approximately 6:30 p.m., [redacted] was seated in Tous Les Jour drinking a coffee. After noticing Police Officer Taejoong Kim, Police Officer John Ko, Police Officer George Braun, and Sgt. Yaudy Fernandez enter the café, [redacted] asked the manager of the café why the officers were there. When the manager explained to [redacted] that an uninvolved individual, [redacted] stole from the café, [redacted] approached the interaction between the officers and [redacted] to take pictures with his cell phone.
Minutes later PO Kim approached [redacted] who was standing approximately 10 feet away from the interaction. PO Kim asked [redacted] if he took photos of the interaction, to which [redacted] said yes. PO Kim then told [redacted] that he cannot take photos of the interaction because [redacted] was a minor, and he had to delete the photos that he took. After [redacted] decided against deleting the photos, PO Kim said, "If you do not delete them, I will arrest you" (Allegation A). PO Kim then took [redacted]'s cell phone from his hand (Allegation B), navigated through [redacted]'s photos (Allegation C), and deleted the photos taken of the interaction (Allegation D) from [redacted]'s cell phone. [redacted] attempted to walk away from PO Kim, but PO Kim asked [redacted] for a form of identification (Continuation of Allegation B). After [redacted] told PO Kim that he did not have identification with him, PO Kim requested [redacted]'s phone number, date of birth, and address. [redacted] provided his date of birth and address. PO Kim responded by telling [redacted] that if he did not provide his phone number, PO Kim would shoot [redacted] (Allegation E). [redacted] provided his phone number then walked away from PO Kim.
On April 29, 2016, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., [redacted] went to the 109th Precinct stationhouse to file a complaint against PO Kim. [redacted] spoke to Sgt. Angel Cordero who was seated at the desk. [redacted] told Sgt. Cordero that he wanted to file a complaint,...
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