Sean M. Ahearn

Badge #2107, White Male
Detective Grade 3 at Detective Bureau Manhattan South Homicide Squad since April 2026
Service started July 2010, made $188,000 last year, Tax #948593

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2023-28828
Closed: 10/14/2023

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Lawsuit Settlements:
$50,000   Jean-Baptiste, Mike vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 NYCSC NYCSC 154502/2022
$17,500   Gaye, Abdoulaye vs City of New York, et al., 2013 SDNY SDNY 13CV04022
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Complaints

3 Complaints
4 Allegations
1 Substantiated
1 Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
1 Closed - Pending Litigation
1 Exonerated
1 Unable to Determine

Complaint #202202237, April 2022
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
NYPD Conclusion: Command Discipline - B
Penalty: Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)
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Complaint #201809337, November 2018
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Closed - Pending Litigation
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #201201732, February 2012
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 19
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #202202237, April 2022
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Threat re: removal to hospital Hispanic Male, 35-39 Substantiated (Command Discipline B)
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment Hispanic Male, 35-39 Unable to Determine
NYPD Conclusion: Command Discipline - B
Penalty: Command Discipline - B (Vacation: 5 days)
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Complaint #201809337, November 2018
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 35 Closed - Pending Litigation
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #201201732, February 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 19 Exonerated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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.

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Discipline

Case: 2023-28828
Closed: 10/14/2023
Case Details:
  1. Wrongfully threatened to remove an individual to the hospital.
Penalty: B - Command Discipline, vacation days (5 days)
Recommendation: Command Discipline - B


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $67,500 total settlements.

Jean-Baptiste, Mike vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 154502/2022, Supreme Court - New York, May 31, 2022, ended May 21, 2026
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 17, 2021, plaintiff was in Brooklyn when he was informed that he was being brought into the 10th Precinct by defendant NYPD Officers, including SEAN AHEARN. regarding a crime that had happened over four months earlier in Manhattan on September 26, 2020. Defendant officers began to arrest the plaintiff, restraining him with metal handcuffs and subjecting him to unlawful pat-down search. Plaintiff did not resist and did not have anything illegal or contraband. Defendants falsely stated that Plaintiff was engaged in Criminal Possession of a Firearm. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted but on December 3, 2021, all charges against the plaintiff were dismissed and sealed.

Gaye, Abdoulaye vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV04022, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 25, 2013, ended February 7, 2014
$17,500 Settlement