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2020: 1.8 thousand police officers in the United States accused of molesting minors in 17 years

In mid-June 2024, it became known that in the United States at least 1,800 law enforcement officers were accused of sexual violence against minors between 2005 and 2020. Moreover, many of these police officers managed to avoid imprisonment.

According to The Washington Post, during this period, approximately 17.7 thousand law enforcement officials were charged with various criminal offenses, including physical violence, drunk driving and drug trafficking. At the same time, in every tenth case, the molestation of minors was established.

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Bloomberg

It is said that officers accused of sexual crimes against children and adolescents held positions at all levels - both in small structures and in large units, including the New York Police Department, which has approximately 33.6 thousand employees. For example, 47 arrested police officers held the posts of police chiefs, chief sheriffs or other leadership posts. According to released data, 99% of those charged were male. Approximately two-thirds of individuals (66%) had served in law enforcement for more than five years by the time they were detained.

Nearly 40% of officers convicted of molesting minors were not sentenced to prison. After officers were charged with sexual offences against children and teenagers, some departments sought to distance themselves from their employees, saying the alleged acts were committed when officers were not performing official duties. It is also said that many detained law enforcement officers used the threat of arrest or physical action to force their victims to comply.^[1]

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