The NY Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
DeSouza, a 13-year veteran of the NYPD, was charged with child endangerment on Thursday for sending sexually explicit content to an undercover cop, officials said.<\/p>\n
In Brooklyn, he was charged with first-degree attempted dissemination of explicit content to minors, third-degree attempted endangerment of a child’s welfare, and third-degree obscenity, the report added.<\/p>\n
Last October, DeSouza’s actions came under scrutiny while working with the Police Explorers program, which prepares youths interested in law enforcement between the ages of 14 and 20.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, under the guise of a young participant in the Police Explorers program, an adult undercover cop approached DeSouza and asked for his phone number.<\/p>\n
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Officials said DeSouza openly acknowledged she was a minor and yet carried on with the explicit sexual advances and innuendos through texts and social media.<\/p>\n
According to the lawsuit, the officer also sent the “teen girl” a photo of himself in boxer shorts with an erection.<\/p>\n
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“And I don’t know even why you got me thinking things I shouldn’t because of how far we are of age LOL I should be telling you to stop…” DeSouza allegedly wrote in a Snapchat message to the undercover agent.<\/p>\n
But your maturity and the way you act is different, he added.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the NYPD announced that Officer DeSouza was put on unpaid leave.<\/p>\n
The charges against him include third-degree obscenity, official misconduct, attempted endangering the welfare of a child, and first-degree attempted publication of indecent material to children in Queens court.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, the former police officer was released on Thursday without posting bail.<\/p>\n
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