A photo of a Bronx police officer covered in blood after being punched in the face by a criminal was posted on a page listing officer disciplinary records, obtained by The Washington Post.
According to authorities, rookie officer Mary Fahy was allegedly punched in the face by Ernst Delmas (41), a repeat offender, while attempting to break up a fight between Delmas and a group of children on a street corner in Clason Point around 7:10 p.m. on August 1.
The photo was published in Faye’s profile section on the website 50-a.org shortly after the assault.
“Shame on the anonymous cop-haters hiding behind their computer screens posting this photo of our injured sister at her most trying moment,” said Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association.
“This site is a vile attempt to smear officers in order to disrupt their personal lives and their job prospects after leaving the NYPD.”
The PBA is outraged by the photo and other activities on the site, which tracks officers’ disciplinary records. It is unclear who runs 50-a.org. A message left for the site was not immediately returned.
Police employment records are now listed in several publicly searchable government databases, from which the site appears to derive its information.
“If the operators of this site have no problem spreading unsubstantiated allegations and compromising photos of police officers, they should themselves be subject to the same scrutiny – identifying officers, holding them accountable and correcting the misleading information on their site,” Hendry said.
The site displays verified Civilian Complaint Review Board filings that have been fully adjudicated in a big blue box near the top of each officer’s profile.
But many of the officers charged by the CCRB are later acquitted in the New York City Police Department Trial Chambers at One Police Plaza.
The PBA is in the process of filing a complaint. 50-a.orgcomplained to the domain registrar about the inaccurate information and the publication of photos of police officers.
The only contact information available on the site is an email address at f12@50-a.org. Police sources say “F12” is an abbreviation for “Fk 12,” with “12” being slang for police.
