The photo of a police officer who was punched in the face by a criminal in the Bronx, leaving him bleeding, is now on a site that deals with police officers’ disciplinary records, The Washington Post has learned.
Young police officer Mary Fay was allegedly punched in the face by 41-year-old repeat offender Ernst Delma on a street corner in Clason Point at around 7.10pm on August 1 as she tried to break up a fight between him and a group of children, officials said.
The photo was published sometime after the attack on the website 50-a.org under Fay’s profile.
“Shame on these anonymous cop haters hiding behind their computer screens and posting this photo of our injured sister in her most difficult moment,” said Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association.
“This entire site is a devious attempt to defame police officers in order to sabotage their personal lives and employment prospects after the NYPD.”
The PBA is outraged by the photo and other conduct on the website, which tracks police officers’ disciplinary histories. It is unclear who runs 50-a.org. Messages to the website were not immediately returned.
Police officers’ employment records are now published in several publicly searchable government databases, and the website appears to collect information from them.
“If the people behind this website have no problem spreading unfounded allegations and unflattering photos of police officers, they should face the same scrutiny: reveal their identities and allow police officers to hold them accountable and correct the misleading information on their website,” Hendry said.
On the website, fully adjudicated submissions to the Civilian Complaint Review Board are presented with reasons in a large blue box at the top of each officer’s profile.
But many police officers charged by the CCRB are later found not guilty in the NYPD courtroom at One Police Plaza.
The PBA is in the process of filing a complaint with the domain registrar of 50-a.org over the publication of inaccurate information and the official’s photo.
The only contact information available on the website is the email address [email protected]. “F12” is short for “F–k 12,” with “12” being street slang for police officers, a police source said.
