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Cuomo: Prohibit Cops From Having Sex With People In Custody

WAMC photo by Dave Lucas

Governor Andrew Cuomo says it's time New York made it illegal for police officers to have sex with people in their custody.

The Democrat said Wednesday that he'll amend his budget proposal to include language saying that people in police custody cannot legally give consent to engage in sexual activity.

Current law bars sex between correctional officers and inmates, but it doesn't apply to police and people in their custody.

Cuomo called that an "egregious loophole" and said there must be no tolerance for sexual abuse by law enforcement.

The state Assembly has already passed similar legislation.

The effort comes after two New York City police detectives were charged with handcuffing and then sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in Brooklyn last fall. The men deny the allegations and have resigned.

Copyright 2018 Associated Press

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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