Complaint #202003854,
May 30, 2020

Officer: Sesay, Junior
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sesay, Junior
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mullings, Desean
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Mullings, Desean
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Sesay, Junior
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mullings, Desean
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Sesay, Junior
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Impeding an investigation
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Mullings, Desean
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: Impeding an investigation
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Sesay, Junior Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Substantiated (Charges)
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Sesay, Junior Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Substantiated (Charges)
Mullings, Desean Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Mullings, Desean Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Unsubstantiated
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Sesay, Junior Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Mullings, Desean Untruthful Statement: False official statement Substantiated (Charges)
Sesay, Junior Untruthful Statement: Impeding an investigation Substantiated (Charges)
Mullings, Desean Untruthful Statement: Impeding an investigation Substantiated (Charges)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Sesay, Junior
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 4, 2024
APU Not guilty

Mullings, Desean
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, March 4, 2024
APU Not guilty

Summary

On May 30, 2020, at approximately 7:40 p.m., [redacted] was marching with her partner in the Police Brutality protest on Flatbush Avenue, near the Prospect Park Zoo, in Brooklyn. During the march, a police vehicle, driven by Det. Junior Sesay and PO Desaun Mullings of the 70th Precinct, was stopped by the protest crowd. The officers were able to maneuver around the crowd, hitting a protester's bicycle in the process (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority; [redacted] Det. Sesay and PO Mullings accelerated northbound towards a protest crowd gathered ahead at the Grand Army Plaza roundabout (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority; [redacted]
During their interviews, Det. Sesay and PO Mullings provided false official statements to the CCRB which impeded the investigation (Allegations E through H: Untruthful Statements; [redacted] Read report for details.


Details

Incident: May 30, 2020
Received: June 2, 2020
Closed: November 30, 2021
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn

Witness Officers: Imran Khan
Video evidence collected