Complaint #202309522,
October 5, 2023

Officer: Adeleye, Eugene
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Mottola, Joel
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sexual Miscon (Sexual Assault)
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Mottola, Joel
Complainant: Black, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Mottola, Joel
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Adeleye, Eugene Black, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Within NYPD Guidelines
Mottola, Joel Black, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sexual Miscon (Sexual Assault) Unable to Determine
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other
Mottola, Joel Black, 25-29 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Mottola, Joel Age 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Mottola, Joel
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: October 5, 2023
Received: October 10, 2023
Closed: March 11, 2025
Last Updated: May 11, 2025

Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Shane Acosta, Azraf Amer, Don Brown, Vincent Dellavecchia, Nicholas Gallagher, Christopher Rodriguez, Ngima Sherpa, Anthony Trombetta
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected