Complaint #202004257,
June 15, 2020

Officer: Torres, Josue
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
Officer: Torres, Josue
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 45-49
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Torres, Josue Hispanic Female, 45-49 Offensive Language: Ethnicity Substantiated (Charges)
Torres, Josue Hispanic Female, 45-49 Discourtesy: Word Substantiated (Command Discipline B)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Torres, Josue
Closed: Terminated, October 25, 2023
APU Closed: Terminated

Summary

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 15, 2020, [redacted] was in her apartment at [redacted] on the second floor, Manhattan. [redacted] and her 10-year-old daughter were asleep in the apartment and [redacted] had her bedroom window open. Outside, standing on the sidewalk at the intersection of West 183rd Street and Audubon Avenue was PO Josue Torres of the 34th Precinct and approximately seven uniformed male officers. PO Torres was speaking to the other seven officers. PO Torres used sexually explicit language during which he said he was going to "get his dick sucked" and he was going to "put his dick" in multiple orifices (Allegation A: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Through her open window, [redacted] told PO Torres that what he had been discussing was disgusting. PO Torres told [redacted] that she should be accustom to the language he was using because the "bachata" frequently played in the neighborhood (Allegation B: Offensive Language, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 15, 2020
Closed: January 21, 2022

Reason for contact: Other
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 34th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Christopher Harrington, Hekmatullah Mukhtarzada
Video evidence collected